Arrondissement of Turnhout

Arrondissement of Turnhout
Arrondissement Turnhout
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°19′N 4°55′E / 51.32°N 4.92°E / 51.32; 4.92
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province Antwerp
Municipalities27
Area
 • Total1,356.86 km2 (523.89 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
 • Total455,677
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Turnhout (Dutch: Arrondissement Turnhout; French: Arrondissement de Turnhout) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium.[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Turnhout coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Turnhout and part of the Campine region.

  1. ^ Lesthaeghe, Ron (January 2010). "Long-term Spatial Continuities in Demographic Innovations: Insights from the Belgian Example, 1846-2000" (PDF). Population Studies Center Research Report.