Lede
Province:	East Flanders
District:	Aalst
Area:	29.69 km²
Population:	16,863 (2004)
Population density:	568.06 /km²

Lede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Impe , Lede proper, Oordegem , Smetlede and Wanzele . On January 1st, 2004 Lede had a total population of 16,863 (8,283 males and 8,580 females). The total area is 29.69 km² which gives a population density of 568.06 inhabitants per km².