Walloon Region

Summary

Walloon Region is a region of Belgium^[1]. It draws 1,491 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_belgium category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Walloon Region is located in Belgium^[3].
• Walloon Region is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Walloon Region's head of government is recorded as Elio Di Rupo^[5].
• Walloon Region's image is recorded as Namur Citadelle 07.JPG^[6].
• Walloon Region's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].
• Walloon Region's instance of is recorded as region of Belgium^[8].
• Walloon Region's capital is recorded as Namur^[9].
• Walloon Region's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Walloon Region's official language is recorded as German^[11].
• Walloon Region's flag image is recorded as Flag of Wallonia.svg^[12].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as Flemish Region^[13].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as Rhineland-Palatinate^[14].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as Limburg^[15].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as North Rhine-Westphalia^[16].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as Hauts-de-France^[17].
• Walloon Region's shares border with is recorded as Grand Est^[18].
• Walloon Region's anthem is recorded as Le Chant des Wallons^[19].
• Walloon Region's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Wallonia.svg^[20].
• Wallonia is named after Walloon Region^[21].
• Walloon Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hainaut^[22].
• Walloon Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Walloon Brabant^[23].
• Walloon Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Namur^[24].
• Walloon Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Liege^[25].
• Walloon Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luxembourg^[26].
• Walloon Region's flag is recorded as Flag of Wallonia^[27].

Body

Geography

Walloon Region is in the country of Belgium^[4]. It is located in Belgium^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Europe^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3624377'}^[28], {'amount': '+3645243'}^[29], {'amount': '+3633795'}^[30], {'amount': '+3614473'}^[31], {'amount': '+3602216'}^[32], and {'amount': '+3589744'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Walloon Region's instance of is recorded as region of Belgium^[8].

History and Context

+1980-08-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Walloon Region^[34]. Wallonia is named after it^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Walloon Region include Walloon Brabant^[35], a province of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37] and Walloon Movement^[38], a political movement^[39], in Belgium^[40].

Why It Matters

Walloon Region draws 1,491 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_belgium category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Walloon Brabant^[35], a province of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37] and Walloon Movement^[38], a political movement^[39], in Belgium^[40].