Eeklo

Eeklo
Municipality
Eeklo city hall, church, and market square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Eeklo
Eeklo Location in Belgium Location of Eeklo in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°11′N 03°33′E / 51.183°N 3.550°E / 51.183; 3.550
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Eeklo
Government
• Mayor	Luc Vandevelde (SMS Eeklo)
• Governing party/ies	SMS EEklo, Open VLD, Groen
Area
• Total	30.45 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	20,890
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	9900
NIS code	43005
Area codes	09
Website	www.eeklo.be

Eeklo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːkloː] ^ⓘ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning oak and sparse woods (compare English Oakley).