Arrondissement of Kortrijk
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Arrondissement of Kortrijk Arrondissement Kortrijk |
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| Arrondissement | |
 Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders |
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| Coordinates: 50°51′N 3°18′E / 50.85°N 3.3°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 3°18′E / 50.85°N 3.3°E | |
| Country |
 Belgium
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| Region |
 Flemish Region
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| Province |
 West Flanders
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| Municipalities | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 402.87 km2 (155.55 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2015) | |
| • Total | 285,509 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The Arrondissement of Kortrijk (Dutch: Arrondissement Kortrijk; French: Arrondissement de Courtrai) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.
It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Kortrijk also comprises most municipalities in the Arrondissement of Roeselare (except Staden, Moorslede and Lichtervelde), as well as the southernmost municipalities of the Arrondissement of Tielt: Meulebeke, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke en Wielsbeke.
The Arrondissement of Kortrijk was created in 1800 as the fourth arrondissement in the Department of Lys (Dutch: Departement Leie). It originally comprised the cantons of Avelgem, Harelbeke, Ingelmunster, Kortrijk, Menen, Meulebeke, Moorsele, Oostrozebeke and Roeselare.
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