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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1777,Lat: 51.1937
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	18:05:12pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Sint-Niklaas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vossekot	2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vrouweneekhoek	2.4 km	West
3 Raap	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Hoogeinde	2.9 km	NorthWest
5 Vrasene	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	140 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	224 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 17.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 54%, low location: 46%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 39 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 20 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

51.9 km2

66.1%

Urban area

23.8 km2

30.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nieuwkerken-Waas in country Belgium

Nieuwkerken-Waas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	16 km	East
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	28 km	SouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	41 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	4 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas

Type of weather in Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas	clear sky
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	08:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:48 Europe/Amsterdam