Heuvelland is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of
Dranouter,
Kemmel,
De Klijte,
Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter,
Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, located between the small urban centres of
Ieper and
Poperinge and the metropolitan area of
Kortrijk-
Lille along the E17. On 1 January 2006 Heuvelland had a total population of 8,217. The total area is 94.24 km² which gives a
population density of 87 inhabitants per km². The name
heuvelland is
Dutch meaning "hill country", as the municipality is characterized by the different hills on its territory.