Editing Ham, Belgium

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Ham
|picture          = Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboortekerk (Oostham) (21825) 3-08-2020 13-28-42.jpg
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Ham Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Ham in Limburg
|arms             = Blason ville be Ham.svg
|flag             = Ham vlag.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-LI}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Hasselt|Hasselt]]
|nis              = 71069
|pyramid-date=01/01/2006
|0-19=21.39
|20-64=63.04
|65=15.57
|foreigners=3.52
|foreigners-date=01/07/2005
|mayor            = Marc Heselmans ([[CD&V]])
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open VLD]]
|postal-codes     = 3945
|telephone-area   = 013 - 011
|web              = [http://www.ham.be/ www.ham.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|51|06|N|05|08|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Ham''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɑm|-|Nl-ham.ogg}}) is a former [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]]. On January 1, 2006, Ham had a total population of 9,705.  The total area is {{convert|32.69|km²|0|abbr=on}} which gives a [[population density]] of 297 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup> (746/sq mi).

== Demographics ==

{| class="wikitable" 
|- 
! Year !! Population !! Male population !! Female population !! Density
|-
| 2002 || 9,387 || 4,703 || 4,684 || 284.71/km<sup>2</sup> (722/sq mi)
|}

In August, 2008 the population of Ham exceeded 10,000 inhabitants.

== Fusion ==
The municipality of Ham was created January 1977 by the fusion of the municipalities of [[Oostham]] and [[Kwaadmechelen]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.ham.be}} - Only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Ham
|N  = [[Balen]] ([[Antwerp (province)|VAN]])
|E  = [[Leopoldsburg]]
|SE = [[Beringen, Belgium|Beringen]]
|S  = [[Tessenderlo]]
|W  = [[Laakdal]] ([[Antwerp (province)|VAN]])
|NW = [[Meerhout]] ([[Antwerp (province)|VAN]])
}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Tessenderlo-Ham]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)]]


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