Diksmuide

Diksmuide Diksmude Dixmude (French) Diksmuide (Dutch)
City and municipality
Town Hall and St Nicholas Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Diksmuide
Diksmuide Location in Belgium Location of Diksmuide in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 02°51′54″E / 51.03333°N 2.86500°E / 51.03333; 2.86500
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Government
• Mayor	Lies Laridon (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Idee
Area
• Total	150.74 km2 (58.20 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	16,739
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	8600
NIS code	32003
Area codes	051
Website	www.diksmuide.be

Diksmuide (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdɪksˈmœydə] ^ⓘ; French: Dixmude, French pronunciation: [diksmyd]; West Flemish: Diksmude) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo and Woumen.

Most of the area west of the city is a polder riddled with drainage trenches. The major economic activity of the region is dairy farming, producing the famous butter of Diksmuide.