Ostend
Ostend
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City and municipality | |
Promenade at Ostend seaside | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Ostend |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Crombez (Vooruit) |
| • Governing parties | Open VLD, N-VA, Groen, CD&V |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 71,557 |
| • Density | 1,747/km2 (4,526/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8400 |
| NIS code | 35013 |
| Area codes | 059 |
| Website | www |
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.