| Houthulst | |
| Picture-Legend: | Houthulst town hall |
| Map: | Houthulst West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |
| Map-Legend: | Location of Houthulst in West Flanders |
| Arms: | Blason Houthulst.svg |
| Flag: | Houthulst vlag.svg |
| Province: | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement: | Diksmuide |
| Nis: | 32006 |
| Mayor: | Jeroen Vandromme (CD&V) |
| Majority: | CD&V, Vooruit |
| Postal-Codes: | 8650 |
| Telephone-Area: | 051 |
| Coordinates: | 50.9833Ā°N 59Ā°W |
Houthulst (pronounced as /nl/; vls|Oetulst, pronounced as /vls/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 kmĀ² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per kmĀ².
