Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde
The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement (Dutch: Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde) is one of the two administrative arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It almost completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region and lies to the west of the other arrondissement in the province, the Leuven Arrondissement. Unlike the Arrondissement of Leuven, it is not a judicial arrondissement; however since the sixth Belgian state reform in 2012–14, it has its own public prosecutor's service.
Administrative Arrondissement
of Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde | |
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Location of the arrondissement in Flemish Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 50.85°N 4.2°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Municipalities | 35 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 942.93 km2 (364.07 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 627,247 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement and the Brussels-Capital Region together formed the Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde electoral district and the Judicial Arrondissement of Brussels. Following the 2007 federal election, Yves Leterme, who was in charge of the negotiations for forming a new Federal Government, proposed to split up the Judicial Arrondissement of Brussels into two judicial arrondissements: one comprising Halle-Vilvoorde and the other comprising the Brussels Region.