Antwerp (province)

Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen, French: Anvers) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, and in 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.

[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)

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:
1. Aartselaar 2. Antwerpen (Antwerp) 8. Boechout 10. Boom 12. Borsbeek 13. Brasschaat 14. Brecht 17. Edegem 18. Essen 22. Hemiksem 27. Hove 29. Kalmthout 30. Kapellen 32. Kontich 36. Lint 37. Malle 42. Mortsel 43. Niel 49. Ranst 53. Rumst 54. Schelle 55. Schilde 56. Schoten 59. Stabroek 64. Wijnegem 66. Wommelgem 67. Wuustwezel 68. Zandhoven 69. Zoersel 70. Zwijndrecht	7. Berlaar 9. Bonheiden 11. Bornem 16. Duffel 21. Heist-op-den-Berg 34. Lier 38. Mechelen 44. Nijlen 47. Putte 48. Puurs 57. Sint-Amands 58. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 65. Willebroek	3. Arendonk 4. Baarle-Hertog 5. Balen 6. Beerse 15. Dessel 19. Geel 20. Grobbendonk 23. Herentals 24. Herenthout 25. Herselt 26. Hoogstraten 28. Hulshout 31. Kasterlee 33. Laakdal 35. Lille 39. Meerhout 40. Merksplas 41. Mol 45. Olen 46. Oud-Turnhout 50. Ravels 51. Retie 52. Rijkevorsel 60. Turnhout 61. Vorselaar 62. Vosselaar 63. Westerlo