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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Rumst
|picture         = Old tram station in Rumst.jpg
|picture-legend  =
|map             = Rumst Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Rumst in the province of Antwerp
|arms            = Rumst wapen1.svg
|flag            = Flag of Rumst.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis             = 11037
|pyramid-date    =
|0-19            =
|18-64           =
|65              =
|foreigners      =
|foreigners-date =
|mayor           = Jurgen Callaerts ([[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]])
|majority        = [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]] -3D
|postal-codes    = 2840
|telephone-area  = 03, 015
|web             = [http://www.rumst.be/ www.rumst.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|05|N|04|25|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Rumst''' ({{IPA|nl|rʏmst}}, old spelling: ''Rumpst'') is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]]. Since 1976 the municipality not only comprises Rumst proper but also the towns of {{ill|Reet, Belgium{{!}}Reet|nl|Reet (België)}} (old spelling: ''Reeth'') and {{ill|Terhagen|nl|Terhagen (Rumst)}}, which were independent municipalities before that year.
Industry in Rumst, like [[Boom, Antwerp|Boom]], was heavily focused around the production of clay products like bricks. This industry has largely disappeared after 1970.
In Rumst, the river [[Rupel]] starts as a combination of the [[Dijle]] and [[Nete (river)]] rivers.
In 2021, Rumst had a total population of 15,146. The total area is {{convert|19.90|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11037 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }}</ref>
==Notable residents==
*[[Kristof Calvo]], Belgian politician, was born in Rumst
*[[Lotte Kopecky]], Belgian cyclist, was born in Rumst
*[[Yvonne Verbeeck]], actress
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.rumst.be Official website]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Rumst
|North     = [[Aartselaar]], [[Kontich]]
|East      = [[Duffel]]
|Southeast = [[Sint-Katelijne-Waver]]
|South     = [[Mechelen]]
|Southwest = [[Willebroek]]
|West      = [[Boom, Belgium|Boom]]
|Northwest = [[Niel, Belgium|Niel]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Antwerp}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province]]
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