Herenthout

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Herenthout

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|map-legend = Location of Herenthout in the province of Antwerp

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|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}

|community = {{BE-NL}}

|province = {{BE-PROV-AN}}

|arrondissement = Turnhout

|nis = 13012

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|mayor = Stijn Raeymaekers (Eenheid-N-VA)

|majority = Eenheid-N-VA, CD&V

|postal-codes = 2270

|telephone-area = 014

|web = [http://www.herenthout.be www.herenthout.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|51|09|N|04|46|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

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Herenthout ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦeːrəntɦʌut}}) is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp in Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Herenthout proper, including Uilenberg. In 2021, Herenthout had a total population of 9,185 people.{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 12030D |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }} The total area is 23.55 km².

This village is also well known for having the officially recognized oldest organized carnival parade in Belgium, with the first edition dating back to February 1882. The mascot of the parade is named "Peer Stoet".