Antwerp

Antwerp Antwerpen
Municipality
Top: The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal and Boerentoren as seen from Linkeroever Bottom: View of the city centre from the top of Museum aan de Stroom
Flag Coat of arms
Antwerp Location in Belgium
Antwerp municipality in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E / 51.217; 4.400Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E / 51.217; 4.400
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Government
• Mayor (list)	Bart De Wever (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA CD&V Open Vld
Area
• Total	204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	517,042
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Antwerpenaar (m) Antwerpse (f) (Dutch)
Postal codes	2000–2660
Area codes	03
Website	www.antwerpen.be

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2011)
Morocco	38,884
Turkey	12,805
Bulgaria	1,938
Romania	1,574

Antwerp (ⁱ/ˈæntwɜːrp/, Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)], French: Anvers [ɑ̃vɛʁ(s)]) is a city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the region of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels.

Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally.