Deerlijk is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Deerlijk proper. On January 1st, 2000 Deerlijk had a total population of 11,460 (5,690 males and 5,770 females). The total area is 17.18
km² which gives a
population density of 667.05 inhabitants per km².