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Waves (Limburg)
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State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Limburg
District : Tongeren
Coordinates : 50 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 21 ′  E
Area : 26.72 km²
Residents: 7372 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 276 inhabitants per km²
Height: 46  m
Post Code: 3830-3832
Prefix: 011 and 012
Mayor: Els Robeyns ( sp.a )

Local government address :
Gemeente Wellen
Dorpsstraat 25
3830 Wellen
Website: www.wellen.be
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Wellen ( Limburgish : Wille ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 7,372 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It consists of the main town and the three districts Berlingen , Herten and Ulbeek .

Tongeren is ten kilometers southeast, Hasselt ten kilometers north, Sint-Truiden eleven kilometers southwest, Maastricht 23 kilometers east and Brussels about 67 kilometers west.

The next motorway exits are at Hasselt, Diepenbeek , Bilzen and Tongeren on the A13 / E 313 .

The nearest regional train stations are in Hasselt, Alken , Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and Tongeren .

Maastricht Aachen Airport and Liège Airport are the closest regional airports . Brussels National Airport near the capital Brussels is an airport of international importance.

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