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Limburg, Belgium

Limburg
Province of Belgium
Flag of Limburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Limburg
Coat of arms
Location of Limburg
Coordinates: 50°36′N 5°56′E / 50.600°N 5.933°E / 50.600; 5.933Coordinates: 50°36′N 5°56′E / 50.600°N 5.933°E / 50.600; 5.933
Country  Belgium
Region  Flemish Region
Capital Hasselt
Government
 • Governor Herman Reynders
Area
 • Total 2,414 km2 (932 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 863,425
 • Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Website www.limburg.be

Limburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbɵrx]) is a province in Belgium. It is the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces that together form the Region of Flanders, one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium.

Limburg is located west of the river Meuse (Dutch Maas), upon which it borders the similarly named Dutch province Limburg. It also borders on the Wallonian province of Liège to the south, with which it also has historical ties. To the north and west are the old territories of the Duchy of Brabant, the Flemish provinces of Flemish Brabant and Antwerp to the west, and the Dutch province of North Brabant to the north.

The province of Limburg takes up an area of 2,414 km² which comprises three arrondissements (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 44 municipalities. Among these municipalities are the current capital Hasselt, the early medieval capital Borgloon, Genk, Diepenbeek (home to Hasselt University), and Tongeren, the only Roman city in the province and regarded as the oldest city of Belgium.

The municipality of Voeren is geographically detached from Limburg and the rest of Flanders, with the Netherlands to the north and the Walloon province of Liège to the south. This municipality was established by the municipal reform of 1977 and on 1 January 2008 with its six villages had a total population of 4,207. Its total area is 50.63 km².


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