Arrondissement of Bruges

Arrondissement of Bruges
Arrondissement Brugge
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°12′N 3°12′E / 51.2°N 3.2°E / 51.2; 3.2
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province West Flanders
Municipalities10
Area
 • Total661.29 km2 (255.33 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total281,256
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Bruges (Dutch: Arrondissement Brugge; French: Arrondissement de Bruges) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.

It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Bruges also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ostend, most of the Arrondissement of Tielt (except the municipalities of Meulebeke, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke and Wielsbeke), as well as the municipality of Lichtervelde (in the Arrondissement of Roeselare).