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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Boom
|picture = Boom aan de Rupel.JPG
|picture-legend =
|map = Boom Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Boom in the province of Antwerp
|arms = Boom wapen.svg
|flag = Boom vlag.svg
|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community = {{BE-NL}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-AN}}
|arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Antwerp|Antwerp]]
|nis = 11005
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
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|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor = Jeroen Baert ([[N-VA]])
|majority
|postal-codes = 2850
|telephone-area = 03, 015
|web = [http://www.boom.be/ www.boom.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|51|05|N|04|22|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
|}}
'''Boom''' ({{IPAc-en|b|oʊ|m}}
Since 2005, Boom has hosted the annual [[electronic dance music]] event [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]].<ref name=":0" />
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== History ==
[[File:BOOM OLV LOMBAERTS.jpg|thumbnail|Our Lady of Boom, ca 1910]]
[[Recorded history]] of this community started in the late 1300s. The population
==Geography==
Boom is located between three big cities ([[Brussels]], [[Antwerp]] and [[
===Climate===
Boom has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Cfb''').
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Boom (1991−2020 normals<!--, extremes 1901−present -->)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed = Y
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|Jan high C = 6.7
|Feb high C = 7.6
|Mar high C = 11.2
|Apr high C = 15.4
|May high C = 19.0
|Jun high C = 21.8
|Jul high C = 23.8
|Aug high C = 23.7
|Sep high C = 20.1
|Oct high C = 15.4
|Nov high C = 10.4
|Dec high C = 7.1
|year high C = 15.2
|Jan mean C = 4.0
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 7.1
|Apr mean C = 10.4
|May mean C = 14.1
|Jun mean C = 17.0
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Aug mean C = 18.7
|Sep mean C = 15.5
|Oct mean C = 11.5
|Nov mean C = 7.4
|Dec mean C = 4.5
|year mean C = 11.2
|Jan low C = 1.3
|Feb low C = 1.2
|Mar low C = 3.0
|Apr low C = 5.4
|May low C = 9.2
|Jun low C = 12.2
|Jul low C = 14.2
|Aug low C = 13.8
|Sep low C = 10.8
|Oct low C = 7.6
|Nov low C = 4.4
|Dec low C = 2.0
|year low C = 7.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 71.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 61.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 54.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 41.8
|May precipitation mm = 58.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 70.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 79.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 84.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 70.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 67.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 78.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 87.7
|year precipitation mm = 826.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.6
|Feb precipitation days = 11.7
|Mar precipitation days = 10.5
|Apr precipitation days = 8.9
|May precipitation days = 10.1
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 10.1
|Oct precipitation days = 11.1
|Nov precipitation days = 12.9
|Dec precipitation days = 13.9
|year precipitation days = 133.2
|Jan sun = 62
|Feb sun = 78
|Mar sun = 135
|Apr sun = 189
|May sun = 218
|Jun sun = 219
|Jul sun = 224
|Aug sun = 211
|Sep sun = 164
|Oct sun = 117
|Nov sun = 67
|Dec sun = 52
|year sun = 1735
|source 1 = [[Royal Meteorological Institute]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteo.be/resources/climatology/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS11005_9120_nl.pdf
| title = Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020
| language = nl
| publisher = [[Royal Meteorological Institute]]
| access-date = July 8, 2022}}</ref>}}
==Economy==
Because of the presence of clay around Boom, the region is well known for and has many clay pits and brick factories.
===Schools===
====Elementary Schools====
*Hoeksteen
*Reuzenboom
*[http://dekade.be/ OLVI De kade]
*'T krekeltje
*[https://bsbo.groenlaar.be/ *BSBO Groenlaar]
*Villa Kakelbont
====High Schools====
*PTS
*OLVI Boom
*Atheneum Boom
==Notable people==
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* [[Peter Dens]] (1690–1775), Catholic theologian.
* [[Herbert Flack]] (1913–1995), actor.
* [[Romelu Lukaku]] (1993), football player.
* [[Bobbejaan Schoepen]] (1925), singer-songwriter, guitarist and art whistler. He was also an actor, fantasist and founder of the [[Bobbejaanland]] amusement park in Belgium.
* [[Kevin Seeldraeyers]] (1986), cyclist.
* [[Jean-François van de Velde]] (1779–1838), 20th [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent|bishop of Ghent]].
* [[Roland Van Campenhout]] (
* [[Jozef Van Lerius]] (1823–1876), painter.
* [[Frans Verschoren]] (1874–1951), writer.
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==Events==
* [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]]: [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] World-famous and largest Dance Music festival in the world, that almost 2 million people have attended since its 2005 launch. Next Tomorrowland is scheduled to be held in July
* [[Feria Andaluza]]: Spanish festival in De Schorre.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yellow.Place|title=Feria Andaluza - Spaans Festival Antwerpen - Antwerp, Belgium|url=https://yellow.place/en/gratis-festival-feria-andaluza-amberes-antwerpen-antwerp-belgium|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Yellow.Place|language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province]]
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