Ostend

Ostend
Promenade at Ostend seaside
Location of Ostend in West Flanders
Interactive map of Ostend
Ostend
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°13′33″N 02°55′10″E / 51.22583°N 2.91944°E / 51.22583; 2.91944
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementOstend
Government
 • MayorJohn Crombez (Vooruit)
 • Governing partiesOpen VLD, N-VA, Groen, CD&V
Area
 • Total
40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022-01-01)
 • Total
71,557
 • Density1,747/km2 (4,526/sq mi)
Postal codes
8400
NIS code
35013
Area codes059
Websitewww.oostende.be

Ostend (/ɒstˈɛnd/ ost-END; Dutch: Oostende [oːstˈɛndə] West Flemish: Ostende; French: Ostende [ɔstɑ̃d] ; lit.'East End') is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.