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Also known as Province of East Flanders, East Flemish Province, BE-VOV, Oost-Vlaanderen

province in Flanders, Belgium

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East Flanders is a province located in the Flanders region of Belgium. It is one of the key administrative divisions in northern Belgium and includes major cities that contribute to the region's economic and cultural significance.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ôost-Vloandern
Country
Belgium
Located in
Flemish Region
Capital
Ghent
Official language
Dutch
Population
1602532
Area
3007.05
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Head of government
Carina Van Cauter
Shares border with
Hainaut
Headquarters
Ghent
Official website
oost-vlaanderen.be
Image
View of the St. Nicholas Church, Ghent, Belgium.jpg
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Category:East Flanders
Commons category
East Flanders
category for people born here
Category:Births in East Flanders
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in East Flanders
category of associated people
Category:People from East Flanders
annual number of weddings
5877
native label
Oost-Vlaanderen
language used
Dutch
social media followers
10285
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-9-267-80-00
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Encyclopedic overview

East Flanders (Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen [ˌoːst ˈflaːndərə(n)] ; French: Flandre-Orientale [flɑ̃dʁ ɔʁjɑ̃tal] ; German: Ostflandern [ˈɔstˌflandɐn] ; West Flemish: Ôost-Vloandern) is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent.

History

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