Geel
Geel | |
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City and municipality | |
The 'Markt' in Geel with the Church of Sint-Amands | |
Location of Geel | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′N 05°00′E / 51.167°N 5.000°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marlon Pareijn (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | N-VA, CD&V |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 41,146 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2440 |
| NIS code | 13008 |
| Area codes | 014 |
| Website | www.geel.be |
Geel (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːl] ⓘ) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the center are the parish-towns of Ten Aard (N), Bel (E), Winkelomheide (SE), Stelen, Oosterlo and Zammel (S), Punt (SW) and Larum (W). In 2021, Geel had a total population of 40,781. The total area is 109.85 km2 (42 sq mi). Geel’s patron saint, the Irish Saint Dymphna, inspired the town’s pioneering de-institutionalized method of care for the mentally ill.