Map of Flanders with its five provinces
Map of Flanders with its five provinces.
The Flemish Region comprises five provinces, each consisting of administrative arrondissements that, in turn, contain municipalities (in total 300 municipalities in Flanders).
The Flemish Region comprises five provinces, each consisting of administrative arrondissements that, in turn, contain municipalities (in total 300 municipalities in Flanders).
| Province | Capital city | Administrative | Population | Area | Population density | |
| arrondissements | (1 January 2020) | |||||
| 1 | Antwerp | Antwerp | Antwerp, Mechelen, Turnhout | 1,869,730 | 2,876 km2 | 650/km2 |
| 2 | Limburg | Hasselt | Hasselt, Maaseik, Tongeren | 877,370 | 2,427 km2 | 360/km2 |
| 3 | East Flanders | Ghent | Aalst, Dendermonde, Eeklo, Gent, Oudenaarde, Sint-Niklaas | 1,525,255 | 3,007 km2 | 510/km2 |
| 4 | Flemish Brabant | Leuven | Halle-Vilvoorde, Leuven | 1,155,843 | 2,118 km2 | 550/km2 |
| 5 | West Flanders | Bruges | Bruges, Diksmuide, Ypres, Kortrijk, Ostend, Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne | 1,200,945 | 3,197 km2 | 380/km2 |