Heers
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| Geography | ||
| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Flemish Region |
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| Community | Flemish Community |
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| Province |  Limburg |
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| Arrondissement | Tongeren | |
| Coordinates | ||
| Area | 53.07 km² | |
| Population (Source: NIS) | ||
| Population – Males – Females - Density |
6,762 (01/01/2006) 49.67% 50.33% 127 inhab./km² |
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| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 9.24% (01/01/2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 12,304 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Gerald Kindermans (CD&V) | |
| Governing parties | CD&V, VLD | |
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| Postal codes | 3870 | |
| Area codes | 011 | |
| Web address | www.heers.be | |
Heers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Since 1971 it comprises the parishes Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven, and since 1977 also Mechelen-Bovelingen, Rukkelingen-Loon (which in 1971 had formed Bovelingen), Heks, Horpmaal, Vechmaal (which in 1971 had formed Heks), and Klein-Gelmen (which between 1971 and 1977 had been part of Gelmen, during those years a separate municipality of which the other parishes now belong to the municipality of Sint-Truiden).
[edit] External link
(Dutch) Site (personal) on Heers – Description of and historical information about each of the parishes of Heers
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Municipalities in the Province of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium |
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| Hasselt: As | Beringen | Diepenbeek | Genk | Gingelom | Halen | Ham | Hasselt | Herk-de-Stad | Heusden-Zolder | Leopoldsburg | Lummen | Nieuwerkerken | Opglabbeek | Sint-Truiden | Tessenderlo | Zonhoven | Zutendaal | | ||
| Maaseik: Bocholt | Bree | Dilsen-Stokkem | Hamont-Achel | Hechtel-Eksel | Houthalen-Helchteren | Kinrooi | Lommel | Maaseik | Meeuwen-Gruitrode | Neerpelt | Overpelt | Peer | ||
| Tongeren: Alken | Bilzen | Borgloon | Heers | Herstappe | Hoeselt | Kortessem | Lanaken | Maasmechelen | Riemst | Tongeren | Voeren | Wellen | | ||
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