Ham
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ham
Ham Location in Belgium Location of Ham in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°06′N 05°08′E / 51.100°N 5.133°E / 51.100; 5.133
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Marc Heselmans (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Open VLD
Area
• Total	32.79 km2 (12.66 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,824
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Postal codes	3945
NIS code	71069
Area codes	013 - 011
Website	www.ham.be

Ham (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Ham had a total population of 9,705. The total area is 32.69 km² (13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 297 inhabitants per km² (746/sq mi).

Demographics

In August, 2008 the population of Ham exceeded 10,000 inhabitants.

Fusion

The municipality of Ham was created January 1977 by the fusion of the municipalities of Oostham and Kwaadmechelen.