Staden

Staden
Location of Staden
Staden
Location in Belgium
Location of Staden in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°01′E / 50.983°N 3.017°E / 50.983; 3.017
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
Province West Flanders
ArrondissementRoeselare
Government
  MayorFrancesco Vanderjeugd
  Governing party/iesOpen Vld
Area
  Total
46.82 km2 (18.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
11,376
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Postal codes
8840
NIS code
36019
Area codes051
Websitewww.staden.be

Staden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstaːdə(n)]; West Flemish: Stoan [stɒːn]) is a village and rural municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality has around 11 000 inhabitants.

In the local West-Flemish dialect, the d is not pronounced, which results in Stoan as pronunciation.