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Begijnendijk | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Begijnendijk  | |
  Begijnendijk Location in Belgium
Begijnendijk in the Province of Flemish Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′N 04°47′E / 51.017°N 4.783°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Leuven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bert Ceulemans (Samen) |
| • Governing party/ies | Samen, N-VA, S.A.F.E, Leef |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,053 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3130 |
| NIS code | 24007 |
| Area codes | 016 - 015 |
| Website | www.begijnendijk.be |
Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈɣɛi̯nə(n)ˌdɛi̯k] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.
On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.[2]
