West Flanders
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| Image:Flag of West Flanders.svg | Image:WapenWVl.jpg |
| Capital | Bruges |
| Area | 3,125 km² |
| Population | 1,130,040 |
| Density | 362 / km² |
| Governor | Paul Breyne |
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West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, in Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands, the Flemish province of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) and the Walloon province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). It has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities.
The whole Belgian North Sea coast, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border, via the port of Ostend (Oostende), to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch frontier.
Districts and municipalities of West Flanders
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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
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