Flemish Region - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Further information: Provinces of Flanders

The Flemish Region comprises 5 provinces, each consisting of administrative arrondissements which in turn contain municipalities (in total 308 municipalities in Flanders).

Brussels city, the seat of the Flemish parliament, is located within the Brussels-Capital Region, which is surrounded by the province of Flemish Brabant. Brussels contains both the Flemish Community and the French Community, both having their institutions in Brussels.


Province Capital city Administrative arrondissements Population Area Population density
1 Antwerp (Antwerpen) Antwerp (Antwerpen) Antwerpen, Mechelen, Turnhout 1,744,862 2,867 km² 587 / km²
2 Limburg (Limburg) Hasselt Hasselt, Maaseik, Tongeren 838,505 2,414 km² 333 / km²
3 East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Ghent (Gent) Aalst, Dendermonde, Eeklo, Gent, Oudenaarde, Sint-Niklaas 1,432,326 2,991 km² 459 / km²
4 Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Leuven Halle-Vilvoorde, Leuven 1,076,924 2,106 km² 493 / km²
5 West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Bruges (Brugge) Brugge, Diksmuide, Ieper, Kortrijk, Oostende, Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne 1,159,366 3,125 km² 362 / km²

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