Antwerp (province)
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| Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen) |
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| — Province of Belgium — | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°13′N 4°25′E / 51.217°N 4.417°ECoordinates: 51°13′N 4°25′E / 51.217°N 4.417°E | |||
| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Flemish Region |
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| Capital | Antwerp | ||
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| • Governor | Cathy Berx | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,867 km2 (1,107 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2005) | |||
| • Total | 1,682,683 | ||
| • Density | 587/km2 (1,520/sq mi) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen) is a province in the north of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp. It has an area of 2867 km² and has nearly 1.7 million people living in it.
Governors since 1830 [change]
- 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 de Schilde (1912-1923)
- Georges Holvoet (1923-1945)
- Richard Declerck (1946-1966)
- Andries Kinsbergen (1967-1993)
- Camille Paulus (1993-2008)
- Cathy Berx (since 2008)
Subdivisions [change]
The province is divided into three administrative arrondissements (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 70 municipalities :
| Antwerp arrondissement: | Mechelen arrondissement: | Turnhout arrondissement: |
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