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Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division.

The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution. The Constitution of Belgium dates back to 1831 Since then Belgium has been a Parliamentary monarchy that applies the principles of Ministerial The provinces are further subdivided into arrondissements. The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces

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Provincial Government

The provincial government consists of three main parts: the Governor, an executive council known as the Permanent Deputation (Dutch: Bestendige Deputatie) in the Flemish Region, or as the Provincial College (French: Collège Provincial) in the Walloon Region, and the Provincial Council (Dutch: Provincieraad, the equivalent of a States-Provincial in the Netherlands), which is elected by the inhabitants of the province for a term of office of 6 years. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The States-Provincial ( Provinciale Staten, or PS - commonly known as simply the Staten, or States) is the provincial parliament and legislative The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Permanent Deputations and the Provincial Colleges consist of seven members: the Governor and 6 Deputies elected by the Provincial Council from among its members. The numbers of seats in the Provincial Councils are proportional to the population of the province.

In Flemish Brabant there is a Deputy Governor (Dutch: Adjunct van de gouverneur) as well. } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The Deputy Governor is appointed by the Flemish Government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers and must have a considerable knowledge of both the Dutch and the French language. The Flemish Government (Dutch Vlaamse Regering) is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in the peripheral municipalities of Flemish Brabant. The municipalities with language facilities, occasionally called municipalities with linguistic facilities or shortly municipalities with facilities ( Dutch

Following the Fifth State Reform, the responsibility for the provincial institutions was devolved to the Regions. The Regions have the power to amend or replace the existing legislation on the provincial institutions, most notably the Provincial Law of 30 April 1836. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap In the Flemish Region the Provincial Decree of 9 December 2005 applies. The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Walloon Region, the Code of Local Democracy and Decentralisation applies. The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. The legal framework in these Regions is still very similar, but that could change in the future. Although the Regions are responsible for the provincial institutions, the Federal State has retained its responsibility over the provinces in certain cases. For instance, the Regions are responsible for the appointment of the Provincial Governors, but only after the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers. The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments Legislation regarding the Governor and Vice-Governor of Brussels-Capital, and the Deputy Governor of Flemish Brabant, has also remained a federal competency. The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt is the only administrative } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of

Absence of any province in the Brussels-Capital Region

The Brussels Region in Belgium
The Brussels Region in Belgium

The Brussels-Capital Region is not a province, neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Within this region, nearly all former provincial competencies are assumed by its regional institutions and by the French Community Commission, the Flemish Community Commission or the Common Community Commission. The Commission communautaire française (or COCOF, or in English, the French Community Commission is the local representative of the French-speaking The Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (or VGC, or in English, the Flemish Community Commission) is the local representative of the Flemish authorities However, the Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital has two commissioners of the Federal Government who are called 'Governor' and 'Vice-Governor' respectively. The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt is the only administrative The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments This governor exercises most of the few remaining powers elsewhere exercised by a provincial governor, particularly in the field of public order, as far as no (federal) law, (regional) decree, ordonnance or decision states otherwise. [1]

The Governor is appointed by the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers. The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both the French and the Dutch language and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of languages is observed in Brussels. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname [2]

Provinces of the Flemish Region

Province Antwerp Limburg Flemish Brabant East Flanders West Flanders
Dutch name Antwerpen Limburg Vlaams Brabant Oost-Vlaanderen West-Vlaanderen
German name Antwerpen Limburg Flämisch-Brabant Ostflandern Westflandern
French name Anvers Limbourg Brabant flamand Flandre orientale Flandre occidentale
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HASC [3] BE. The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Antwerp ( Antwerpen) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders and of Belgium. } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of East Flanders ( Oost-Vlaanderen in Dutch, Flandre orientale in French) is a province of Flanders, one of the three West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC are codes to represent names of Country subdivisions such as States Province, Regions AN BE. LI BE. VB BE. OV BE. WV
FIPS [3] BE01 BE05 BE12 BE08 BE09
ISO 3166-2 [3] VAN VLI VBR VOV VWV
Postal codes [3] 2000-2999 3500-3999 1500-1999, 3000-3499 9000-9999 8000-8999
Area 2860 km²
21. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 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 [4]
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) [5]

Pottelberg (157 m) [6]

 Kemmelberg (156 m)
Subdivisions 3 Arrondissements
70 municipalities
 3 Arrondissements
44 municipalities
 2 Arrondissements
65 municipalities
 6 Arrondissements
65 municipalities
 8 Arrondissements
64 municipalities
Capital [3] Antwerpen Hasselt Leuven Gent 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 Cathy Berx 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,VLD CD&V,sp.a
website www.provant.be www.limburg.be www.vlaamsbrabant.be www.oost-vlaanderen.be www.west-vlaanderen.be

Provinces of the Walloon Region

Province Hainaut Walloon Brabant Namur Liège Luxembourg
French name Hainaut Brabant wallon Namur Liège Luxembourg
German name Hennegau Wallonisch-Brabant Namur Lüttich Luxemburg
Dutch name Henegouwen Waals Brabant Namen Luik Luxemburg
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HASC [3] BE. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the ||-||-||} Hasselt is a Belgian City and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg. Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Steve Stevaert (born April 12, 1954 in Rijkhoven as Robert Stevaert) is a Belgian Politician of the Flemish Socialist Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD ( Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V (Christian Democratic and Flemish is a Flemish Community of Belgium Political party, formerly called Christian Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. Hainaut ( French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium List of Governors 1830 - 1834 Goswin de Stassart (Liberal 1834 - 1840 Joseph Lebeau (Liberal 1840 - 1847 Edouard List of Governors 1830 - 1831 Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal 1831 - 1832 Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal List of governors Jean-Baptiste Thorn (1830 – 1836 Victorin de Steenhault (1836 – 1841 Joseph de Riquet French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC are codes to represent names of Country subdivisions such as States Province, Regions HT BE. BW BE. NA BE. LG BE. LX
FIPS [3] BE03 BE10 BE07 BE04 BE06
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 Arrondissements
69 municipalities
 1 Arrondissement
27 municipalities
 3 Arrondissements
38 municipalities
 4 Arrondissements
84 municipalities
 5 Arrondissements
44 municipalities
Capital [3] Mons Wavre Namur Liège Arlon

11th Province (Eupen-Sankt Vith)

Because the German-speaking Community is located entirely within the Province of Liège, it has been proposed on multiple occasions to create an eleventh province, the Province of Eupen-Sankt Vith, which would comprise the 9 municipalities of the German-speaking Community. Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian Wavre ( Walloon: Wåve, Dutch: Waver) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian Namur ( Namen in Dutch, Nameur in Walloon, Namurcum in Latin) is a City and municipality in Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Arlon (Arel Aarlen is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province The German-speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. List of Governors 1830 - 1831 Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal 1831 - 1832 Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal Eupen is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border ( Aachen) from the Dutch St Vith (Sankt Vith Saint-Vith Sankt Väit is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, and in the German speaking community in Most of the functions carried out by provincial organs would then be exercised by the organs of the German-speaking Community. [7][8]

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. The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces “Brussels judicial Arrondissement” redirects here Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (often abbreviated as BHV) is a Belgian electoral } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of
  2. ^ Factsheet on the Provinces. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Province of Belgium. statoids. com.
  4. ^ Oost-Vlaanderen: feiten & cijfers. Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen.
  5. ^ Hottondberg. peakbagger. com.
  6. ^ Oost-Vlaanderen. vakantielandbelgie. nl.
  7. ^ Ferdy Willems and Danny Pieters (21 March 2000). Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Proposal of Law creating the Province of Eupen-Sankt Vith and a German-speaking electoral circle for the elections of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate (Dutch and French). The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives ( Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants, German Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  8. ^ Jan Loones (VU) (13 July 1995). Volksunie ( People's Union, VU was a Belgian political party formed in 1954 as a successor to the "Christian Flemish People's Union" an electoral Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Proposal of Law granting all provincial competences to the organs of the German-speaking Community and on the representation of the German language area in the Legislative Chambers (Dutch). The Belgian Senate. The Belgian Senate (de Senaat le Sénat der Senat is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Retrieved on 2007-09-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

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