Destelbergen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Destelbergen proper and Heusden. On January 1st, 2000 Destelbergen had a total population of 17,172 (8,480 males and 8,692 females). The total area is 26.98 km² which gives a population density of 636.47 inhabitants per km².
