Ostend (
Oostende in
Dutch) is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ostend proper and the towns of
Mariakerke[?],
Stene[?] and
Zandvoorde[?]. On January 1st, 2000 Ostend had a total population of 67,279 (32,248 males and 35,031 females). The total area is 38.17
km² which gives a
population density of 1762.61 inhabitants per km².