Dentergem () is a

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, located in the

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province of

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. The municipality comprises the towns of Dentergem proper, Markegem, Oeselgem and

Wakken Wakken is a village and ''deelgemeente'' in Dentergem municipality, in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located near the confluence of the rivers Lys (river), Lys and Mandel (river), Mandel. History Wakken is one ...

. On January 1, 2006, Dentergem had a total population of 8,188. The total area is 25.94 km² which gives a

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of 316 inhabitants per km².

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