Arrondissement of Mechelen

Arrondissement of Mechelen
Arrondissement Mechelen
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E / 51.05; 4.5
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province Antwerp
Municipalities13 (until 2018)
12 (since 2019)
Area
 • Total
510.22 km2 (197.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total
340,410
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Mechelen (Dutch: Arrondissement Mechelen; French: Arrondissement de Malines) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement, as the territory for both coincides.