Maldegem is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of
Adegem[?], Maldegem proper and
Middelburg[?]. On January 1st, 2000 Maldegem had a total population of 22,036 (11,067 males and 10,969 females). The total area is 95.94
km² which gives a
population density of 229.69 inhabitants per km².