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Mol

Municipality in Antwerp, Belgium

Country: Belgium
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1.Stated in Global LEI IndexRetrieved 2024-09-17
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Located in: Arrondissement of Turnhout
Population: 37,022(January 1, 2020)
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1.“Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020”statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Bevolking_per_gemeente.xlsx
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, 36,544(January 1, 2018)
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1.“Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018”statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/bevolking/5.1%20Structuur%20van%20de%20bevolking/Wettelijke_bevolking_per_gemeente_2011_2017.xlsRetrieved 2019-03-09
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Area: 114.55 km²(2019)
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1.“Totale oppervlakte volgens het Kadasterregister, België, gewesten en provincies”bestat.statbel.fgov.be/bestat/crosstable.xhtml?view=90c1e218-dc4f-4827-824d-9b25abfefe59
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, 114.26 km²
Head of government: Wim Caeyers(since 2019)
Postal code: 2400
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1.Stated in Crossroad Bank of Enterprises
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Website: gemeentemol.be

Overview

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Mol is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality absorbed nearby Postel, and Millegem, in the early 19th century. In 2021, Mol had a total population of 37,021 inhabitants. The total area is 114.19 km2. Mol is a popular holiday resort, with many lakes surrounded by woods. There are two main tourist lakes:Zilvermeer, which opened as a Provincial Park in 1959 and offers a white sand beach as well as facilities such as an outdoor playground and an underwater museum for divers. Zilverstrand: Originally, it had only an outdoor lake with a white sand beach. Later, a caravan park was built and mid-1990s an indoor swimming pool was created.

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Shares border with: Lommel
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Local dialing code: 011
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Coat of arms: coat of arms of Mol
Capital: Mol
Demonym: Mollenaar
Annual number of weddings: 130(2016)
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1.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/voici-le-nombre-de-mariages-et-divorces-par-communes-en-belgique-5a32911bcd700ea8c6f461b7
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List of monuments: Onroerend erfgoed in Mol, Belgium
Official language: Dutch
Office held by the head of government: Mayor of Mol
Legal form: Cities and municipalities
Phone number: +32-14-27-24-00
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1.gemeentemol.be/Retrieved 2023-09-17
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Flag: flag of Mol
Part of: Emergency zone Antwerp 5
Police Zone Balen-Dessel-Mol
Number of viewers/listeners: 468,717(November 27, 2025) youtube channel id: UCNQScgtITWF0DF1A5lx_S2A · youtube handle: informatiedienst
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-11-27
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