Editing Nieuwpoort, Belgium (section)

==Towns==
The old city centre of Nieuwpoort is located about three kilometers from the coast. Close to the sea, a new tourist centre has developed. Both parts form one contiguous built up area, connected by buildings along the Albert I Laan street and the fishing port. Besides Nieuwpoort proper, two small villages in the Flemish [[polder]]s are part of the municipality, [[Sint-Joris, Nieuwpoort|Sint-Joris]] and [[Ramskapelle (Nieuwpoort)|Ramskapelle]].

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! # !! Name !! Area !! Population<br/>1999
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|I || align="left" | Nieuwpoort || 10,18 || 9.437
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|II || align="left" | [[Sint-Joris, Nieuwpoort|Sint-Joris]] || 5,54 || 259
|- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef"
|III || align="left" | [[Ramskapelle (Nieuwpoort)|Ramskapelle]] || 15,28 || 555
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Nieuwpoort is located by the sea. At the coastal line, it borders the municipalities [[Koksijde]] at its town [[Oostduinkerke]] and [[Middelkerke]] at its town [[Lombardsijde]]. Because the territory of the town of Ramskapelle expands far inland, Nieuwpoort has a large number of neighbouring towns, most of which are part of 2 large municipalities:

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[[Image:MapNieuwpoort.svg|thumb|none|250px|Nieuwpoort, towns and neighbouring towns. The yellow areas are urban areas.]]
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*a. [[Lombardsijde]] (Middelkerke)
*b. [[Westende]] (Middelkerke)
*c. [[Slijpe]] (Middelkerke)
*d. [[Mannekensvere]] (Middelkerke)
*e. [[Schore (Belgium)|Schore]] (Middelkerke)
*f. [[Pervijze]] (Diksmuide)
*g. [[Veurne]]
*h. [[Booitshoeke]] (Veurne)
*i. [[Wulpen (Belgium)|Wulpen]] (Koksijde)
*j. [[Oostduinkerke]] (Koksijde)
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File:Nieuwpoort Marina.jpg|A view of Nieuwpoort marina from the south side with boats
Image:Nieuwpoort-pier.jpg|A view of the beach and the pier at Nieuwpoort
File:Mouth of the Yser, at Nieuwpoort, Belgium.jpg|Nieuwpoort taken from the air
File:Nieuwpoort - Hendrik-Geeraertplein.jpg|[[Hendrik Geeraert|Hendrik-Geeraertplein]] square
Image:N.58, Pascin - Nieuwpoort.jpg|Fishing ship from Nieuwpoort
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