Lede is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, in the Flanders region of Belgium. It lies in the Denderstreek, a region centred on the Dender river, near the cities of Ghent, Aalst and Dendermonde.
The municipality's position in the Denderstreek places it within the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium, with Ghent, Aalst and Dendermonde serving as the nearest larger urban centres. East Flanders is one of the five provinces of Flanders and one of the ten provinces of Belgium.