Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each. Province is a name for a subnational entity. ...

The division into provinces is governed by the regions. Administrative division. ...

Absence of any province in the Brussels-Capital Region

The Brussels-Capital Region is not a province, neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any. Within this region, nearly all former provincial competencies are assumed by its regional institutions. The arrondissement Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde for its part that coincides with the territory of the Brussels-Capital Region has however, two commissionars of the federal government who are called 'Governor' and 'Vice-Governor' respectively. This governor exercises most of the few remaining powers elsewhere exercised by a provincial governor as far as no (federal) law, (regional) decree, ordonnance or decision states otherwise.^[1] The Brussels-Capital Region (French: R gion de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Br ssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: R gion Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (often abbreviated as BHV) is a contentious Belgian electoral district in the center of the country that encompasses both the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital region as well as an officially unilingual Dutch-speaking area, Halle-Vilvoorde, around it. ...

Provinces of the Flemish Region

Province	Antwerp	Limburg	Flemish Brabant	East Flanders	West Flanders
Dutch name	Antwerpen	Limburg	Vlaams Brabant	Oost-Vlaanderen	West-Vlaanderen
French name	Anvers	Limbourg	Brabant flamand	Flandre orientale	Flandre occidentale
Location
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HASC	BE.AN	BE.LI	BE.VB	BE.OV	BE.WV
FIPS	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 [2] 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) [3] Pottelberg (157 m) [4] The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Image File history File links BelgiumAntwerp. ... Image File history File links BelgiumLimburg. ... Image File history File links BelgiumFlemishBrabant. ... Image File history File links BelgiumEastFlanders. ... Image File history File links BelgiumWestFlanders. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antwerp. ... Image File history File links Limburg_(Belgium)_Flag. ... Image File history File links Flemish_Brabant_Flag. ... Image File history File links Oost-vlaanderen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_West_Flanders. ... Image File history File links WapenAntwerpen. ... Image File history File links Limburg_(Belgium)_coa. ... Image File history File links Wapenschild_vlaamsbrabant. ... Image File history File links WapenOVl. ... Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC) are codes to represent names of country subdivisions, such as states, province, regions. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...	Kemmelberg (156 m)
Subdivisions	3 Districts 70 municipalities	3 Districts 44 municipalities	2 Districts 65 municipalities	6 Districts 65 municipalities	8 Districts 64 municipalities
Capital	Antwerp (Antwerpen)	Hasselt	Louvain (Leuven)	Ghent (Gent)	Bruges (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	Camille Paulus	Steve Stevaert	Lodewijk De Witte	André Denys	Paul Breyne
Government	CD&V,sp.a,VLD	???	CD&V,sp.a,VLD	CD&V,sp.a,VLD	CD&V,sp.a
website	www.provant.be	www.limburg.be	www.vlaamsbrabant.be	www.oost-vlaanderen.be	www.west-vlaanderen.be

Image File history File links AntwerpenGemeenten. ... Image File history File links LimburgBGemeenten. ... Image File history File links Vlaams-BrabantGemeenten. ... Image File history File links Oost-VlaanderenGemeenten. ... Image File history File links West-VlaanderenGemeenten. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Hasselt is a city and municipality in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Gent at Night Ghent (IPA: ; Gent in Dutch; Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city located in Flanders, Belgium. ... Sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North, Bruges has many waterways that run through the city. ... Steve Stevaert Steve Stevaert (April 12, 1954, Rijkhoven born as Robert Stevaert) is a Belgian politician of the Flemish Socialist Party: the SP.A. After his studies at the Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Toerisme, Hotelwezen en Voedingsbedrijven, Stevaert started as a bar owner in 1972. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ... The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... Socialist Party - Different or Social Progressive Alternative (Dutch: Socialistische Partij - Anders or Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (sp. ...

Provinces of the Walloon Region

Province	Hainaut	Walloon Brabant	Namur	Liège	Luxembourg
French name	Hainaut	Brabant Wallon	Namur	Liège	Luxembourg
German name				Lüttich
Dutch name	Henegouwen	Waals Brabant	Namen	Luik	Luxemburg
Location
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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 Districts 69 municipalities	1 Districts 27 municipalities	3 Districts 38 municipalities	4 Districts 84 municipalities	5 Districts 44 municipalities
Capital	Mons	Wavre	Namur	Liège	Arlon

National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area  - Total 16,844 km² Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, in Belgium. ... Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Namur (Dutch: Namen) is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links BelgiumWalloonBrabant. ... Image File history File links BelgiumNamur. ... Image File history File links BelgiumLiege. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Hainaut_Flag. ... Image File history File links Waals-brabant. ... Image File history File links Flag_province_namur. ... Image File history File links Liege_Flag. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (917x583, 12 KB) flag of province of Luxembourg in Belgium Made by me. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (822x1209, 125 KB)nl: wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Armes_province_brabant_wallon. ... Image File history File links Armes_province_namur. ... Image File history File links Liege_Province. ... Image File history File links Armoiries_Luxembourg_province. ... Image File history File links HainautGemeenten. ... Image File history File links Brabant-WallonGemeenten. ... Image File history File links NamenGemeenten. ... Image File history File links LiègeGemeenten2. ... Image File history File links LuxembourgGemeenten. ... The central square and town hall of Mons Mons (Dutch: Bergen) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. ... Wavre is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon parliament and the citadel. ... Liège (Dutch: Luik, German: Lüttich; before 1946, the citys name was written Liége, with the acute accent) is a major city located in the Belgian province of Liège, of which it is the capital. ... St Martin church, Arlon Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. ...

References

1. ^ Proposal for an ordonnance, stating the Governor's powers for the "arrondissement Brussels", the latter should be seen as the part of the arrondissement Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde that is not part of the Flemish Brabant province.
2. ^ Oost-Vlaanderen: feiten & cijfers. Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen.
3. ^ Hottondberg. peakbagger.com.
4. ^ Oost-Vlaanderen. vakantielandbelgie.nl.

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Subnational entities of Belgium

Communities: French • Flemish • German
Regions and provinces:
      Flanders: Antwerp • East Flanders • Flemish Brabant • Limburg • West Flanders
      Wallonia: Hainaut • Liège • Luxembourg • Namur • Walloon Brabant
      Brussels-Capital Region (not a province, neither has it provinces, nor is it part of one)
Arrondissements: Administrative • Judicial • Electoral
Municipalities: of Flanders • of Wallonia • of the Brussels-Capital Region This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (often abbreviated as BHV) is a contentious Belgian electoral district in the center of the country that encompasses both the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital region as well as an officially unilingual Dutch-speaking area, Halle-Vilvoorde, around it. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Administrative division. ... The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings: culturally and sociologically, it refers to Flemish organisations, media, social and cultural life; alternative expressions for this concept might be the Flemish people or the Flemish nation (in a similar sense as the Scottish nation, the Basque or Catalan); politically... Administrative division. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, in Belgium. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Namur (Dutch: Namen) is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... The Brussels-Capital Region (French: R gion de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Br ssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: R gion Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... Belgium comprises 589 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten, French: communes, German: Gemeinde) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province. ... The Flemish region has 308 municipalities. ... Wallonia has the following 262 municipalities: Categories: ... The Brussels-Capital Region is divided into 19 municipalities: Seven municipalities have only one official name which are usable in Dutch and French although the name is Ducth; the other twelve officially have both a Dutch and a French name. ...