Arrondissement of Kortrijk

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Arrondissement of Kortrijk Arrondissement Kortrijk
Arrondissement
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′N 3°18′E / 50.85°N 3.3°E / 50.85; 3.3
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Province	West Flanders
Municipalities	12
Area
• Total	402.87 km2 (155.55 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	287,823
• Density	710/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Kortrijk (Dutch: Arrondissement Kortrijk; French: Arrondissement de Courtrai) 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 Kortrijk also comprises most municipalities in the Arrondissement of Roeselare (except Staden, Moorslede and Lichtervelde), as well as the southernmost municipalities of the Arrondissement of Tielt: Meulebeke, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke en Wielsbeke.