Geel

Geel
City and municipality
The 'Markt' in Geel with the Church of Sint-Amands
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Geel
Geel Location in Belgium Location of Geel in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°10′N 05°00′E / 51.167°N 5.000°E / 51.167; 5.000
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Vera Celis (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V
Area
• Total	110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• 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 city and municipality 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.^[2] 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.