Wingene Explained

Wingene
Picture-Legend:Wingene town hall
Map:Wingene West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Wingene in West Flanders
Arms:Blason Dambach.svg
Flag:Flag of Wingene.svg
Arrondissement:Tielt
Nis:37018
Pyramid-Date:01/01/2006
0-19:23.51
20-64:57.64
65:18.86
Foreigners:0.68
Foreigners-Date:01/07/2005
Mayor:Lieven Huys (CD&V)
Majority:CD&V
Postal-Codes:8750
Telephone-Area:051
Web:www.wingene.be
Coordinates:51.05°N 19°W

Wingene (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈʋɪŋənə/; Wiengne; historically: Wynghene) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Wingene proper and Zwevezele. On December 1, 2019, Wingene had a total population of 14,398. The total area is 68.42 km2 which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km2.