West Flanders
province in Flanders, Belgium
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Summary
West Flanders is a province of Belgium[1]. It draws 2,079 Wikipedia views per month (province of belgium category, ranking #9 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Flemish Region[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[5]
- Head of government: Carl Decaluwé[6]
- Capital: Bruges[7]
- Shares border with: Zeeland[8], East Flanders[9], Hainaut[10], Nord[11]
- Named after: County of Flanders[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Bruges[13], Arrondissement of Diksmuide[14], Arrondissement of Ostend[15], Arrondissement of Roeselare[16], Arrondissement of Tielt[17], Arrondissement of Kortrijk[18], Arrondissement of Ypres[19], Arrondissement of Veurne[20]
- Flag: flag of West Flanders[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of West Flanders[22]
- Commons category: West Flanders[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24]
- Has part(s): De Haan[25]
- Highest point: Kemmelberg[26]
- Official website: https://www.west-vlaanderen.be[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Flanders[28]
- Email address: mailto:onthaal@west-vlaanderen.be[29]
- Population: 1,178,996[30], 1,191,059[31], 1,195,796[32], 1,226,375[33], 1,231,585[34]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:West Flanders[35]
- Office held by head of government: governor of the province of West Flanders[36]
- Phone number: +32-50-40-31-11[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Municipalities in West Flanders[39]
- Legal form: Provincial authorities[40]
- List of monuments: list of immovable heritage in West Flanders[41]
Why It Matters
West Flanders has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]