Bocholt is a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
located in the
BelgianThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
province of
LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of Flanders , and is located west of the Maas river. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its capital is Hasselt...
. On January 1 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km² which gives a
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 208 inhabitants per km². The Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland of the Trappistins is located in Bocholt.
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Bocholt is a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
located in the
BelgianThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
province of
LimburgLimburg is the easternmost province of Flanders , and is located west of the Maas river. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its capital is Hasselt...
. On January 1 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km² which gives a
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
of 208 inhabitants per km². The Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland of the Trappistins is located in Bocholt.
External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by over 22 million people as a native language, and over 5 million people as a second language.
"1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language...