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Begijnendijk
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Flag of Begijnendijk
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Coat of arms of Begijnendijk
Coat of arms
Begijnendijk is located in Belgium
Begijnendijk
Begijnendijk
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement Leuven
Area
 • Total 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
3130
Area codes 016 - 015
Website www.begijnendijk.be

Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈɣɛinə(n)ˌdɛik]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.

On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.

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