{{Infobox Belgian Province |
EnglishName = Antwerp|
LocalNameInLanguage1 = {
Dutch: Antwerpen}|
LocalNameInLanguage2 = |
LocalNameInLanguage3 = |
coatofarms =|
flag = Image:Flag of Antwerp.svg |
capital =
Antwerp|
governor =
Camille Paulus |
area = 2,867|
population_as_of = 2005|
population = 1,682,683 |
populationdensity = 587 |
map =
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officialsite = http://www.provant.be/x |
}}
'Antwerp' () is the northernmost
province both of the
Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of
Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the
Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of
Limburg,
Flemish Brabant and
East Flanders. Its capital is
Antwerp. It has an area of
2867 km² and with nearly 1.7 million inhabitants it is the country's most populous province.
Governors since 1830
★ François de Robiano (1830-1831)
★ Jean-François Tielemans (1831)
★ Charles Rogier (1831-1832 and 1834-1840)
★ Henri de Brouckère (1840-1844)
★ Jules Malou (1844-1845)
★ Jan Teichmann (1845-1862)
★ Edward Pycke d'Ideghem (1862-1887)
★ Charles du Bois de Vroylande (1887-1888)
★ Edward Osy de Zegwaart (1889-1900)
★ Fredegand Cogels (1900-1907)
★ Louis de Brouchoven de Bergeyck (1907-1908)
★ Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour (1908-1912)
★ Gaston van de Werve de Schilde (1912-1923)
★ Georges Holvoet (1923-1945)
★ Richard Declerck (1946-1966)
★ Andries Kinsbergen (1967-1993)
★ Camille Paulus (since 1993)
Administrative subdivisions
The province is divided into three administrative
arrondissements (''arrondissementen'' in
Dutch) containing 70
municipalities :
See also
★
List of schools in Antwerp
External links
★
Official website
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