Sint-Truiden

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Sint-Truiden Saint-Trond (French)
City and municipality
Market Square with eighteenth-century City Hall, Church of Our Lady and abbey tower
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden Location in Belgium Location of Sint-Truiden in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°11′E / 50.800°N 5.183°E / 50.800; 5.183
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Ingrid Kempeneers (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Open VLD, N-VA
Area
• Total	107.12 km2 (41.36 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• Total	40,672
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Postal codes	3800, 3803, 3806
NIS code	71053
Area codes	011
Website	www.sint-truiden.be

Sint-Truiden (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnˈtrœydə(n)] ^ⓘ; French: Saint-Trond [sɛ̃ tʁɔ̃]; Limburgish: Sintruin [sɪnˈtʀœjn])^[tone?] is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The municipality includes the former communes (now deelgemeenten) of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen.

The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, Haspengouw (Hesbaye), and is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and sweet cherries.