Antwerp (province)
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| Capital | Antwerp |
| Area | 2,867 km² |
| Population 2005 | 1,682,683 |
| Density | 587 / km² |
| Governor | Camille Paulus |
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Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen, French: Anvers) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp. With nearly 1.7 million inhabitants it is the most populous province of Belgium.
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[edit] Governors since 1830
- François de Robiano (1830-1831)
- Jean-François Tielemans (1831)
- Charles Rogier (1831-1832 and 1834-1840)
- Henri de Brouckère (1840-1844)
- Jules Malou (1844-1845)
- Jan Teichmann (1845-1862)
- Edward Pycke d'Ideghem (1862-1887)
- Charles du Bois de Vroylande (1887-1888)
- Edward Osy de Zegwaart (1889-1900)
- Fredegand Cogels (1900-1907)
- Louis de Brouchoven de Bergeyck (1907-1908)
- Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour (1908-1912)
- Gaston van de Werve et de Schilde (1912-1923)
- Georges Holvoet (1923-1945)
- Richard Declerck (1946-1966)
- Andries Kinsbergen (1967-1993)
- Camille Paulus (since 1993)
[edit] Geography
It has an area of 2867 km² which is divided into three administrative arrondissements (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 70 municipalities :
| Antwerp arrondissement: | Mechelen arrondissement: | Turnhout arrondissement: |
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Communities: Flemish • French • German
Regions and provinces:
Brussels-Capital Region (not a province, neither has it provinces, nor is it part of one)
Flanders: Antwerp • East Flanders • Flemish Brabant • Limburg • West Flanders
Wallonia: Hainaut • Liège • Luxembourg • Namur • Walloon Brabant
Arrondissements: Administrative • Judicial • Electoral
Municipalities: of the Brussels-Capital Region • of Flanders • of Wallonia
