Antwerp Province

Antwerp Province
(Dutch: Provincie Antwerpen)
Flag of Antwerp Province
Coat of arms of Antwerp Province
Location of Antwerp Province
Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°25′E / 51.217°N 4.417°E / 51.217; 4.417
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Capital
(and largest city)
Antwerp
Government
 • GovernorCathy Berx (CD&V)
Area
 • Total2,876 km2 (1,110 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024 [2])
 • Total1,926,522
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€107.413 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 codeBE-VAN
HDI (2021)0.950[4]
very high · 3rd of 11
Websitewww.provincieantwerpen.be

Antwerp Province (Dutch: Provincie Antwerpen [proːˈvɪnsi ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)], French: Province d'Anvers, German: Provinz Antwerpen), between 1815 and 1830 known as Central Brabant (Dutch: Midden-Brabant [ˌmɪdə(m)ˈbraːbɑnt], French: Brabant-Central, German: Mittel-Brabant), is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the North Brabant province of the Netherlands to the north and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp, which includes the Port of Antwerp, the second-largest seaport in Europe. It has an area of 2,876 km2 (1,110 sq mi), and with over 1.92 million inhabitants as of January 2024, is the country's most populous province. The province consists of three arrondissements: Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region.

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  2. ^ "Structuur van de bevolking". Statbel.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29.