West Flanders
province in Flanders, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Flanders [4] (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen; French: Flandre-Occidentale; German: Westflandern, West Flemish: West-Vloandern) is one of the five provinces of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, and also is one of the ten provinces of Belgium. It is the westernmost province in Flanders.
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West Flanders
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Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°00′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Capital (and largest city) | Bruges |
Government | |
• Governor | Carl Decaluwé (CD&V) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,197 km2 (1,234 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,209,011 |
• Density | 378/km2 (980/sq mi) |
HDI (2019) | 0.935[3] very high · 5th of 11 |
Website | www |
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Its capital is Bruges (Dutch: Brugge, French: Bruges, German: Brügge).
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 (Dutch: Oostende), to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch frontier.