EBGG
Overboelare Airfield
Small airport
34.3 km
GENT
Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 51.05°N / 3.72°E
VLG
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 2,797,656
Gent is a city in Belgium with a population of 265,086. It sits at 51.05/3.72, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 2 km from Ledeberg.
Population
265,086
Place Type
Populated Place
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
All facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Subdivision
- Flanders
- Coords
- 51.05°N / 3.72°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
EBAM
Amougies Airfield
Small airport
38.1 km
KJK
Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem
Medium airport
44.0 km
EBGB
Grimbergen Airfield
Small airport
48.7 km
Universities
Hogeschool Gent
hogent.be
Universiteit Gent
ugent.be
FAQ
- What is the population of Gent?
- 265,086 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Gent in?
- Europe/Brussels.
- Which country is Gent in?
- Belgium (BE).
- Which airport serves Gent?
- Overboelare Airfield (EBGG).
- How far is Gent from Brussels?
- About 50 km.
- Does Gent have a university?
- Yes. Hogeschool Gent and Universiteit Gent.
- What languages are spoken in Belgium?
- Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.
- What currency is used in Belgium?
- Euro.
- How many cities are in Belgium?
- 2,256 on record.
- Which admin region is Gent in?
- Flanders.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2797656
{
"data": {
"id": 2797656,
"name": "Gent",
"ascii_name": "Gent",
"country_code": "BE",
"population": 265086,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPL",
"latitude": 51.05,
"longitude": 3.71667
}
}
Context
- 31.4x the population of Ledeberg.
- 2 km from Ledeberg.
- Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.