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Ingelmunster

Municipalities of West Flanders
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Ingelmunster (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɪŋəlˈmʏnstər]; West Flemish: Iengelmunstr) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Ingelmunster proper and the village of Kriek. As of January 1, 2006, Ingelmunster had a total population of 10,617. Its total area is 16.16 km². Thus, its population density is 657 inhabitants per km².

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Izegemstraat 102
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West Flanders, Belgium
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