Borgloon (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn]; French: Looz, French pronunciation:[lo]; Limburgish: Loeën) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is 51.12 km (19.74 sq mi) which gives a population density of 209 inhabitants per square kilometre (540 inhabitants/sq mi). Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.
The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.
County of Loon 11th century–1366
Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1366–1789
French Republic 1795–1804
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1830
Kingdom of Belgium 1830–present
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