Arrondissement of Nivelles Arrondissement de Nivelles |
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Arrondissement of Belgium | |
Location of the arrondissement in Walloon Brabant |
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Coordinates: 50°40′N 4°35′E / 50.67°N 4.58°ECoordinates: 50°40′N 4°35′E / 50.67°N 4.58°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Walloon Brabant |
Municipalities | 27 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,090.56 km2 (421.07 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2015) | |
• Total | 393,700 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The Arrondissement of Nivelles (French: Arrondissement de Nivelles; Dutch: Arrondissement Nijvel) is the only administrative arrondissement in the Belgian Province of Walloon Brabant, and thus comprises the whole province. Before 1995, it was one of three arrondissements in the province of Brabant.
It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Nivelles coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Nivelles.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Nivelles consists of the following 27 municipalities: