{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox Belgium municipality |name = Oosterzele |picture = Landskouter - Kerk - België.jpg |picture-legend = Church of Landskouter (2008) |map = Oosterzele East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |map-legend = Location of Oosterzele in East Flanders |arms = Blason ville be Oosterzele.svg |flag = Flag of Oosterzele.svg |province = East Flanders |arrondissement = Ghent |nis = 44052 |mayor = Orville Cottenie (#pro9860) |majority = #pro9860/Voluit |postal-codes = 9860 |telephone-area = 09 |web = [http://www.oosterzele.be/ www.oosterzele.be] |coordinates = {{coord|50|57|N|03|48|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} '''Oosterzele''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈoːstərˌzeːlə}}) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of {{ill|Balegem|nl}}, {{ill|Gijzenzele|nl}}, {{ill|Landskouter|nl}}, {{ill|Moortsele|nl}}, Oosterzele proper and {{ill|Scheldewindeke|nl}}. In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12 km².<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44052 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=7 May 2022 }}</ref> Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.
==Geography== Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF" |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! # !! Deelgemeentes !! Area (km²)!!Population!!Population density |- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef" | I || align="left" | Oosterzele || || || |- align="right" | II || align="left" | Balegem || 12,02 || || |- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef" | III || align="left" | Scheldewindeke || 11,84 |||| |- align="right" | IV || align="left" | Moortsele || 3,64 || || |- align="right" bgcolor="#efefef" | V || align="left" | Landskouter || || || |- align="right" | VI || align="left" | Gijzenzele || 1,87 || || |- align="right" |}
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==Famous inhabitants== *Els De Temmerman, journalist, activist *Johan Van Hecke, politician *Gustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinal *Frans Van De Velde (1909–2002), missionary *Gerard Vekeman (1933), poet *Walter Muls (1961), politician *Tom De Sutter (1985), football player *Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.oosterzele.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location |Centre = Oosterzele |North = Melle |Northeast = Wetteren |East = Sint-Lievens-Houtem |South = Zottegem |West = Merelbeke<br/>Gavere }} {{Municipalities in East Flanders}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of East Flanders Category:Populated places in East Flanders
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