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Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant
Province of Belgium
Flag of Flemish Brabant
Flag
Coat of arms of Flemish Brabant
Coat of arms
Location of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°35′E / 50.917°N 4.583°E / 50.917; 4.583Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°35′E / 50.917°N 4.583°E / 50.917; 4.583
Country  Belgium
Region  Flemish Region
Capital Leuven
Government
 • Governor Lodewijk De Witte
Area
 • Total 2,106 km2 (813 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 1,121,693
 • Density 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Website www.vlaamsbrabant.be

Flemish Brabant (Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant [ˌvlaːmzˈbraːbɑnt],French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven. It has an area of 2,106 km² which is divided into two administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities.

Flemish Brabant was created in 1995 by the splitting of the former province of Brabant into three parts: two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant; and the Brussels-Capital Region, which no longer belongs to any province. The split was made to accommodate the eventual division of Belgium in three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region).

It is a province with a rich cultural history and a great diversity of typical products, among them several of the world-famous Belgian beers.

The province is made up of two arrondissements. The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement has Brussels in its middle and is therefore mainly a residential area, even though it also has large industrial zones and contains Belgium's main airport. The other arrondissement is the Leuven Arrondissement, centered on Leuven.


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