About the town » Blankenberge, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

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This article relates to the Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge. For German towns with the near-homophonous name Blankenberg, see Blankenberg (disambiguation) Blankenberge —  Municipality of Belgium  — Blankenberge beach on a hot summer day Flag of Blankenberge Coat of arms of Blankenberge Blankenberge is located in Belgiumplain=false}}{{#Invoke:String|replace|Blankenberge|%s%(. *%)||plain=false}} Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|18|N|03|07|E|type:city(19096)_region:BE|| | |name= }} Country Belgium Region Flemish Region Community Flemish Community Province West Flanders Arrondissement Bruges Government  • Mayor Patrick De Klerck  • Governing party/ies Open VLD, CD&V Area  • Total 17.41 km Population (1 January 2011)  • Total 19,096  • Density Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 1,096.8408960368 | 1-3 }}/km Demographics  • Foreigners 2.58% (7 January 2005) Postal codes 8370 Area codes 050 Website www. blankenberge. be Map of {{#Invoke:String|replace|Blankenberge|%s%(. *%)||plain=false}} 250x250px Blankenberge is a town and a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 December 2011, Blankenberge had a total population of 19,322. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,110 inhabitants per km². Like most other Flemish coastal towns, a main characteristic of this one is that it is a national and to a certain extent international seaside resort. Apart from the sandy beach, there's a structure unique along the Belgian coast: a 350-m long pier, constructed in 1933.