Wetteren
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wetteren
Wetteren Location in Belgium Location of Wetteren in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°53′E / 51.000°N 3.883°E / 51.000; 3.883
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Dendermonde
Government
• Mayor	Albert De Geyter (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, spa plus, Groen & CO, EEN Wetteren
Area
• Total	37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	25,477
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	9230
NIS code	42025
Area codes	09
Website	www.wetteren.be

Wetteren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛtərə(n)]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, comprising the towns of Massemen [nl], Westrem [nl] and Wetteren proper. In 2021 it had a population of 26,206. Its total area is 36.68 km².^[2]

Educational institutions

• Gemeenschapsonderwijs [1] Noordlaan 10, Wetteren
• Basischool Scheppers [2] Cooppallaan 82, Wetteren
• Basisschool Sint-Gertrudis [3] F. Leirensstraat 31, Wetteren
• Basisschool Sint-Jozef [4] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
• Scheppersinstituut [5] Cooppaallaan 128, Wetteren
• Sint-Gertrudiscollege [6] Wegvoeringstraat 21, Wetteren
• Sint-Jozefinstituut [7] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
• Mariagaard [8] Oosterzelsesteenweg 80, Wetteren

Notable people

• Julien De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman
• Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
• Cecile Bombeek, serial killer
• Ben Mertens, snooker player