Haaltert

Haaltert is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderhoutem, Haaltert proper, Heldergem and Kerksken. On January 1st, 2005 Haaltert had a total population of 17,122. The total area is 30.30 km² which gives a population density of 565.07 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Haaltert is Valentine Tas, from the VLD (Liberal) party.