EAST FLANDERS

'East Flanders' ('Oost-Vlaanderen' in Dutch, ''Flandre orientale'' in French) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant (both in Flanders), of Hainaut (Walloon Region) and of West Flanders (Flanders). It has an area of 2,991 km² which is divided into six administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. The provincial population is 1,389,199 and the capital is Ghent.
The flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of horizontal white and green stripes. This a recent adaptation. The flag of East-Flanders used to be the same as that of the Flanders region; a black lion on a yellow background.

Contents

Government

Governors

Sub divisions

Formal subdivisions: districts and municipalities

Informal subdivisions

References

External links

Government

The provincial parliament, ''Provincieraad'', has 84 members^[1]. Six people chosen by and from the parliament are the deputies, ''bestendige deputatie'', and form the daily government. The daily government is lead by the governor, who is appointed by the king.
André Denys (VLD) has been the governor of East Flanders since 26 november 2004^[2].
The provincial deputies are^[3]:

★ 1st Deputy: Alexander Vercamer (CD&V)

★ 2nd Deputy: Marc De Buck (VLD)

★ 3rd Deputy: Peter Hertog (SP.a-Spirit)

★ 4th Deputy: Jozef Dauwe (CD&V)

★ 5th Deputy: Carina Van Cauter (VLD)

★ 6th Deputy Eddy Couckuyt (CD&V)
The province has a yearly budget of approximately 300 million euro.

Governors

★ Pierre De Ryckere (1830)

★ Werner de Lamberts-Cortenbach (1830-1834)

★ Charles Vilain XIIII (1834-1836)

★ Louis de Schiervel (1837-1843)

★ Leander Desmaisières (1843-1848)

★ Edouard De Jaegher (lib.) (1848-1871)

★ Emile de T'Serclaes De Wommersom (1871-1879)

★ Léon Verhaeghe de Naeyer (lib.) (1879-1885)

★ Raymond de Kerchove d'Exaerde (1885-1919)

★ Maurice Lippens (lib.) (1919-1921)

★ André de Kerchove de Denterghem (lib.) (1921-1929)

★ Karel Weyler (lib.) (1929-1935)

★ Jules Ingenbleek (lib.) (1935-1938)

★ Louis Frederiq (lib) (1938-1939)

★ Maurice Van den Boogaerde (1939-1954)

★ Albert Mariën (lib.) (1954-1963)

★ Roger de Kinder (BSP) (1963-1984)

★ Herman Balthazar (sp.a) (1984-2004)

★ André Denys (VLD) (2004-)

Sub divisions

Formal subdivisions: districts and municipalities

'District'	Ghent District:	Oudenaarde District:	Eeklo District:	Aalst District:	Dendermonde District:	Sint-Niklaas District:
Location
'HASC' 'NUTS' 'INS' 'Population' 'Area'	BE.OV.GT BE234 44 500,794 944km²	BE.OV.OD BE235 45 114,609 419km²	BE.OV.EK BE233 43 79,374 334km²	BE.OV.AL BE231 41 262,542 469km²	BE.OV.DM BE232 42 186,991 343km²	BE.OV.SN BE236 46 225,826 475km²
Municipalities	★ Aalter ★ Deinze ★ De Pinte ★ Destelbergen ★ Evergem ★ Gavere ★ Ghent ★ Knesselare ★ Lochristi ★ Lovendegem ★ Melle ★ Merelbeke ★ Moerbeke ★ Nazareth ★ Nevele ★ Oosterzele ★ Sint-Martens- Latem ★ Waarschoot ★ Wachtebeke ★ Zomergem ★ Zulte	★ Brakel ★ Horebeke ★ Kluisbergen ★ Kruishoutem ★ Lierde ★ Maarkedal ★ Oudenaarde ★ Ronse ★ Wortegem- Petegem ★ Zingem ★ Zwalm	★ Assenede ★ Eeklo ★ Kaprijke ★ Maldegem ★ Sint-Laureins ★ Zelzate	★ Aalst ★ Denderleeuw ★ Erpe-Mere ★ Geraardsbergen ★ Haaltert ★ Herzele ★ Lede ★ Ninove ★ Sint-Lievens- Houtem ★ Zottegem	★ Baasrode ★ Berlare ★ Buggenhout ★ Dendermonde ★ Hamme ★ Laarne ★ Lebbeke ★ Waasmunster ★ Wetteren ★ Wichelen ★ Zele	★ Beveren ★ Kruibeke ★ Lokeren ★ Sint-Gillis- Waas ★ Sint-Niklaas ★ Stekene ★ Temse

Informal subdivisions

★ Meetjesland

★ Waasland ()

★ Flemish Ardennes ()

★ Lys region ()

References

1. The provinical parliament, province East Flanders
2. The governor, province East Flanders
3. Who is who, province East Flanders

External links

★ Official Website (in Dutch)