Boom, Antwerp

Boom, Antwerp

infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Boom
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arms=Boom (stad).jpg


region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-AN
arrondissement=Antwerp
nis=11005
pyramid-date=
0-19=
18-64=
65=
foreigners=
foreigners-date=
mayor=Patrick Marnef (sp.a)
majority= sp.a, CD&V
postal-codes=2850
telephone-area=03, 015
web= [http://www.boom.be/ www.boom.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=05
lon_deg=04
lon_min=22|

Boom is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Boom proper. On January 1 2006 Boom had a total population of 16,096. The total area is 7.37 km² which gives a population density of 2,185 inhabitants per km². The afore mentioned data were given in 2006 by [http://statbel.fgov.be statbel.fgov.be] [http://statbel.fgov.be/verkiezingen2006/downloads/com_gem_11005_nl.doc.pdf] [http://statbel.fgov.be/elections2006/downloads/com_gem_11005_fr.doc.pdf]

Geography

Boom is located near the Rupel river [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Boom+Belgium&ie=UTF8&ll=51.101366,4.363632&spn=0.07718,0.318604&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1 (see map)]

Industrial activity

Because of the presence of clay outcropping in the area of Boom, the region is well known for its clay open pits and bricks factories.

Born in Boom

* Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), singer-songwriter, guitarist and art whistler. He is also an actor, fantasist and founder of the Bobbejaanland amusement park in Belgium.
* Luc Van der Kelen (1948), journalist at Het Laatste Nieuws.
* Roland Van Campenhout, musician.
* Bavo Claes (1949), former news anchor.

References

External links

* [http://www.boom.be Boom Municipality Official website] nl icon


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