Courtray

Kortrijk
Municipality
Broel Towers along the river Lys in Kortrijk
Flag Coat of arms
Kortrijk Location in Belgium
Location of Kortrijk in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°16′E / 50.833°N 3.267°E / 50.833; 3.267Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°16′E / 50.833°N 3.267°E / 50.833; 3.267
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Government
• Mayor	Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD)
• Governing party/ies	Open VLD, N-VA, sp.a
Area
• Total	80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	75,506
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	85xx (8500, 8501, 8510, 8511)
Area codes	056
Website	www.kortrijk.be

Kortrijk (in English also Courtrai or Courtray; official name in Dutch: Kortrijk, pronounced [ˈkɔrtrɛi̯k]; West Flemish: Kortryk or Kortrik, French: Courtrai, pronounced [kuʁtʁɛ]; Latin: Cortoriacum) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.

It is the capital and largest city of the judicial and administrative arrondissement of Kortrijk. The wider municipality comprises the city of Kortrijk proper and the villages of Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke, and Rollegem. Kortrijk is also part of the cross-border Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolitan area.

The city is on the river Leie, 42 km (26 mi) southwest of Ghent and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Lille. Mouscron in Wallonia is just south of Kortrijk.