East Flanders
province in Flanders, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
East Flanders [4] (Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen, French: Flandre-Orientale, German: Ostflandern) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium.
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East Flanders
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Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°45′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Capital (and largest city) | Ghent |
Government | |
• Governor | Carina Van Cauter (Open Vld) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,543,865 |
• Density | 513/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
HDI (2019) | 0.932[3] very high · 6th of 11 |
Website | www |
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Its capital, and also the largest city of the province, is Ghent (Dutch: Gent, French: Gand).