Businesses in Drongen

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Drongen

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Sports other	34
Lawyers legal	23
Shopping	11
Beauty salons	10
Corporate management	10
Electronics stores	9
Banks	9
Electrical installation	8
Architects	8
Physiotherapy	7
Heating installation and repair	7
Restaurants	6
Real estate	6
Landscaping	5
Accountants	5
Car repair	5

Drongen Facts

Area	5.8 km²
Population	8,708
Male Population	4,296 (49.3%)
Female Population	4,412 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+43.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.5%
Median Age	37.7 years (Male: 36.8, Female: 38.8)
Neighborhoods	Drongen, Mijlpaal, Varendries, Assels, Baarlevelde
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.05067, 3.65649

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Drongen Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	6,082	6,865	7,473	8,482	8,708
Population Density	1,057.7 / km²	1,193.9 / km²	1,299.7 / km²	1,475.1 / km²	1,514.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Drongen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 13.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Drongen	+39.5%	+23.6%	+13.5%
Belgium	+15.7%	+13.2%	+10%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Drongen Median Age

Median Age: 37.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Drongen	37.7 yrs	38.8 yrs	36.8 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Drongen Population Density

Population Density: 1,514 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Drongen	8,708	5.8 km²	1,514 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Drongen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Drongen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Drongen

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Drongen CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Drongen	72,254 tn	8.3 tn	12,566 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Drongen CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	72,254 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12,566 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/14/08	1:33 AM	3.2	70.2 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	79.8 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
2/27/05	8:16 AM	3.1	77.3 km	4,000 m	France	usgs.gov
7/2/01	4:06 PM	3.1	67.8 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
6/20/95	1:54 AM	4.3	65.2 km	20,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.5	87.5 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/20/94	6:01 PM	3.1	77.7 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
4/1/87	6:43 AM	3.1	78.4 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/22/87	9:05 PM	3.3	75.7 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/21/87	2:47 PM	3	74 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Drongen

Drongen (French: Tronchiennes) is a submunicipality of the city of Ghent (Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium). is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle.

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