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East Flanders

Logo: oost-vlaanderen.be4

Province of Belgium

East Flanders is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024.2 It is headquartered in Ghent.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersGhent, Belgium1
  • Websiteoost-vlaanderen.be
  • Legal formProvincial authorities1
  • LEI875500JOJWI5MN6DAR953
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressCharles de Kerchovelaan 189, 9000 Gent, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 02077257953

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View of the St. Nicholas Church, Ghent, Belgium
Photo: Heraclitus2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

East Flanders is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent.2

The story

During the short-lived Napoleonic Empire, most of the area of the modern province was part of the Department of Escaut, named after the River Scheldt. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the entity was renamed after its geographical location in the eastern part of the historic County of Flanders (now in the western portion of the current Flemish Region).

The provincial flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of horizontal white and green stripes. This is a recent adaptation; formerly, East Flanders used the Flemish flag, a black lion on a yellow background, as in the current coat of arms. The old flag is still publicly used, e.g. for road signs.

From Wikipedia’s article on East Flanders, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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East Flanders is divided into 6 administrative arrondissements (districts), subdivided into a total of 55 municipalities. In addition, there are 3 judicial and 3 electoral arrondissements.

From Wikipedia’s article on East Flanders, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1968Founded East Flanders is founded3

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