Opwijk

Opwijk
Municipality
Town hall of Opwijk, building 1
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Opwijk
Opwijk Location in Belgium Location of Opwijk in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates:50°58′N04°11′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Inez De Coninck (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	Open VLD, N-VA
Area
• Total	19.92 km2(7.69 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	14,378
• Density	720/km2(1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes	1745
NIS code	23060
Area codes	052, 02
Website	opwijk.be

Opwijk(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɔpʋɛik]) is amunicipalitylocated in theBelgianprovince ofFlemish Brabant.The municipality comprises the towns ofMazenzeleand Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990. The total area is 19.69 km²which gives apopulation densityof 690 inhabitants per km².

The town hall of Opwijk, building 2

The church of Saint-Paul in the centre of Opwijk

External links

• Media related toOpwijkat Wikimedia Commons
• Official website- Available only inDutch
• Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele- Available only inDutch