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West Flanders




  LocalNameInLanguage1 ( Dutch :West-Vlaanderen)
  LocalNameInLanguage2 ( French :Flandre occidentale)
  LocalNameInLanguage3
  Flag Image:West Flanders Flagpng
  Coatofarms Image:WapenWVljpg
  Capital Bruges
  Governor Paul Breyne
  Area 3,125
  Population As Of
  Population 1,130,040
  Populationdensity 362
  Map
  Officialsite http://wwwwest-vlaanderenbe/xca/pwv/_EN/$=-5714644075680126311&language=3


West Flanders ( and of Belgium . It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands , the Belgian provinces of East Flanders (''Oost-Vlaanderen'') and Hainaut (''Henegouwen''), France and the North Sea . Its capital is Bruges (''Brugge''). It has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (''arrondissementen'') containing 64 municipalities.

The whole Belgian North Sea coast, an important Tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A Tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border, via the port of Ostend (''Oostende''), to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch frontier.

Bruges District:

Kortrijk District:

Diksmuide District:

Ostend District:

Roeselare District:

Tielt District:

Veurne District:

Ypres District:

Alphabetic, map key:

1. Alveringem

2. Anzegem

3. Ardooie

4. Avelgem

5. Beernem

6. Blankenberge

7. Bredene

8. Brugge

9. Damme

10. De Haan

11. De Panne

12. Deerlijk

13. Dentergem

14. Diksmuide

15. Gistel

16. Harelbeke

17. Heuvelland

18. Hooglede

19. Houthulst

20. Ichtegem

21. Ieper

22. Ingelmunster

23. Izegem

24. Jabbeke

25. Knokke-Heist

26. Koekelare

27. Koksijde

28. Kortemark

29. Kortrijk

30. Kuurne

31. Langemark-Poelkapelle

32. Ledegem


33. Lendelede

34. Lichtervelde

35. Lo-Reninge

36. Menen

37. Mesen

38. Meulebeke

39. Middelkerke

40. Moorslede

41. Nieuwpoort

42. Oostende

43. Oostkamp

44. Oostrozebeke

45. Oudenburg

46. Pittem

47. Poperinge

48. Roeselare

49. Ruiselede

50. Spiere-Helkijn

51. Staden

52. Tielt

53. Torhout

54. Veurne

55. Vleteren

56. Waregem

57. Wervik

58. Wevelgem

59. Wielsbeke

60. Wingene

61. Zedelgem

62. Zonnebeke

63. Zuienkerke

64. Zwevegem