East Flanders
East Flanders (Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen [ˌoːst ˈflaːndərə(n)] ⓘ, French: (Province de) Flandre-Orientale [flɑ̃dʁ ɔʁjɑ̃tal], German: Ostflandern [ˈɔstˌflandɐn]) is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Flemish province of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of 1,515,064 as of January 2019. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent.
East Flanders
Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen | |
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Province of Belgium | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°45′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Capital (and largest city) | Ghent |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carina Van Cauter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2019 ) | |
| • Total | 1,515,064 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €62.123 billion (2021) |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-VOV |
| HDI (2019) | 0.932 very high · 6th of 11 |
| Website | www |
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