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Aarschot

City population
27,656
#89
in Belgium
#59
in Flanders
#19,355
worldwide
BrusselsAarschot
50.987, 4.837 · 37 km from Brussels
City population
27,656
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Belgium
#89
of 222 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#19,355
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Belgium
0.2%
of the national population

About Aarschot

Aarschot is a city in Flanders, Belgium with a population of 27,656. It is the 89th largest of the 222 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Belgium, and the 19,355th largest worldwide. It lies 37 km from Brussels.

Position in Belgium
#89of 222
LargestSmallest
Position in Flanders
#59of 144
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#59of 144
Distance to capital
to Brussels
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.987, 4.837
Record updated
2012-01-18
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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