Duffel

Duffel
Municipality
Duffel Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Duffel Location in Belgium
Location of Duffel in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°E / 51.100; 4.517Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°31′E / 51.100°N 4.517°E / 51.100; 4.517
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Marc Van der Linden (NVA)
• Governing party/ies	NVA
Area
• Total	22.71 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	17,292
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	2570
Area codes	015, 03
Website	www.duffel.be

Duffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɵfəl]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2006, Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 inhabitants per km².

The town gives its name to a heavy woollen cloth used to make overcoats, especially for the armed forces, and various kinds of luggage. Items made from this material are sometimes spelled duffle as in duffle coat and duffle bag.

The etymology of Duffel is from "dubro" and "locus", from the Gaulish dubrum, dubron – “water”.