Kortenaken

Kortenaken
Municipality
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Location of Kortenaken
Kortenaken Location in Belgium Location of Kortenaken in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°54′N 05°04′E / 50.900°N 5.067°E / 50.900; 5.067
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Kristof Mollu (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, N-VA, Vooruit
Area
• Total	49.44 km2 (19.09 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	7,875
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Postal codes	3470-3473-3472
NIS code	24054
Area codes	016, 011, 013
Website	www.kortenaken.be

Kortenaken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtənaːkə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Hoeleden, Kersbeek-Miskom, Kortenaken proper, Ransberg and Waanrode. On January 1, 2014, Kortenaken had a total population of 7,881. The total area is 49.06 km² which gives a population density of 160,63 inhabitants per km².

Every year in August there used to be a three-day festival in Kortenaken, named Boerenrock, with electro music on Friday, rock music and a party on Saturday, and on Sunday music aimed at children and their parents. The final edition of this festival took place in 2016.

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