Provinces of Belgium
Belgium is divided into three regions (Flemish Region, Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region), two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.
Provinces of the Flemish Region
Province | Antwerp | Limburg | Flemish Brabant | East Flanders | West Flanders |
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Dutch name | Antwerpen | Limburg | Vlaams Brabant | Oost-Vlaanderen | West-Vlaanderen |
French name | Anvers | Limbourg | Brabant flamand | Flandre orientale | Flandre occidentale |
German name | Antwerpen | Limburg | Flämisch-Brabant | Ostflandern | Westflandern |
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HASC[1] | BE.AN | BE.LI | BE.VB | BE.OV | BE.WV |
FIPS[1] | BE01 | BE05 | BE12 | BE08 | BE09 |
ISO 3166-2 | VAN | VLI | VBR | VOV | VWV |
Postal codes | 2000-2999 | 3500-3999 | 1500-1999, 3000-3499 | 9000-9999 | 8000-8999 |
Area | 2860 km² 21.15% of Flanders 9.38% of Belgium |
2414 km² 17.85% of Flanders 7.92% of Belgium |
2106 km² 15.57% of Flanders 6.91% of Belgium |
2982.24 km² 22.12% of Flanders 9.81% of Belgium |
3151 km² 23.30% of Flanders 10.33% of Belgium |
Highest point | Beerzelberg (55 m) | Remersdaal (288 m) | Walshoutem (137 m) | Hottondberg (150 m)[2] Pottelberg (157 m)[3] |
Kemmelberg (156 m) |
Subdivisions | 3 Arrondissements 70 municipalities |
3 Arrondissements 44 municipalities |
2 Arrondissements 65 municipalities |
6 Arrondissements 65 municipalities |
8 Arrondissements 64 municipalities |
Capital[1] | Antwerpen | Hasselt | Leuven | Gent | Brugge |
Population | 1,682,683 28% of Flanders |
805,786 13% of Flanders |
1,037,786 17% of Flanders |
1,389,199 23% of Flanders |
1,130,040 19% of Flanders |
Density | 587 / km² | 333 / km² | 493 / km² | 459 / km² | 362 / km² |
Governor | Cathy Berx | Herman Reynders | Lode De Witte | Jan Briers | Carl Decaluwé |
Government | N-VA, CD&V, sp.a | CD&V, sp.a-Groen, Open Vld | CD&V, Open Vld, sp.a., Groen | CD&V, Open Vld, sp.a | CD&V, sp.a, Open Vld |
Website | Official page | Official page | Official page | Official page | Official page |
Provinces of the Walloon Region
Province | Hainaut | Walloon Brabant | Namur | Liège | Luxembourg |
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French name | Hainaut | Brabant wallon | Namur | Liège | Luxembourg |
German name | Hennegau | Wallonisch-Brabant | Namur | Lüttich | Luxemburg |
Dutch name | Henegouwen | Waals Brabant | Namen | Luik | Luxemburg |
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HASC[1] | BE.HT | BE.BW | BE.NA | BE.LG | BE.LX |
FIPS[1] | BE03 | BE10 | BE07 | BE04 | BE06 |
Area | 3800 km² 22.56% of Wallonia 12.44% of Belgium |
1093 km² 6.49% of Wallonia 3.58% of Belgium |
3664 km² 21.75% of Wallonia 11.99% of Belgium |
3844 km² 22.82% of Wallonia 12.58% of Belgium |
4443 km² 26.38% of Wallonia 14.54% of Belgium |
Subdivisions | 7 Arrondissements 69 municipalities |
1 Arrondissement 27 municipalities |
3 Arrondissements 38 municipalities |
4 Arrondissements 84 municipalities |
5 Arrondissements 44 municipalities |
Capital[1] | Mons | Wavre | Namur | Liège | Arlon |
Population | 1,309,880 37% of Wallonia |
379,515 11% of Wallonia |
472,281 13% of Wallonia |
1,067,685 31% of Wallonia |
269,023 8% of Wallonia |
Density | 345 / km² | 347 / km² | 129 / km² | 277 / km² | 60 / km² |
Governor | Tommy Leclercq | Gilles Mahieu | Denis Mathen | Hervé Jamar | Olivier Schmitz |
Government | PS, MR | MR, PS | MR, cdH | PS, MR | cdH, PS |
Website | Official page | Official page | Official page | Official page | Official page Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine |
3rd Province (Eupen-Sankt Vith)
Because the German-speaking Community is found in the Province of Liège, people want a third province: the Province of Eupen-Sankt Vith, which would be made up of the 9 municipalities of the German-speaking Community.
Provinces Of Belgium Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Province of Belgium". statoids.com.
- ↑ "Hottondberg". peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "Oost-Vlaanderen". vakantielandbelgie.nl. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
Other websites
- Vereniging van de Vlaamse Provincies (Association of the Flemish Provinces)
- Association des Provinces wallonnes (Association of the Walloon Provinces)