Arrondissement of Ghent

Arrondissement of Ghent Arrondissement Gent
Arrondissement
Location of the arrondissement in East-Flanders
Coordinates: 51°03′N 3°42′E / 51.05°N 3.7°E / 51.05; 3.7Coordinates: 51°03′N 3°42′E / 51.05°N 3.7°E / 51.05; 3.7
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Municipalities	21
Area
• Total	943.62 km² (364.33 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2015)
• Total	544,959
• Density	580/km² (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Arrondissement of Ghent (Dutch: Arrondissement Gent; French: Arrondissement de Gand) is the largest of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Ghent also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Eeklo.

History

The Arrondissement of Ghent was created in 1800 as the first arrondissement in the Department of Escaut (Dutch: Departement Schelde). It originally comprised the cantons of Deinze, Eeklo, Evergem, Ghent, Kruishoutem, Lochristi, Nazareth, Nevele, Oosterzele, Waarschoot and Zomergem. In 1803, the canton of Eeklo was merged with the Arrondissement of Sas-van-Gent to form the Arrondissement of Eeklo. The canton of Kruishoutem was ceded to the Arrondissement of Oudenaarde in 1818.

In 1921, parts of Laarne and Kalken (in the Arrondissement of Dendermonde) were added to the arrondissement to form the new municipality of Beervelde. Parts of Kluizen, Ertvelde en Zelzate were added to the arrondissement in 1927 from the Arrondissement of Eeklo. In 1977, the municipality of Ertvelde (of which Kluizen had been a part since 1965) in the Arrondissement of Eeklo ceased to exist and was merged into Evergem. As a result, it was added to the Arrondissement of Ghent.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Ghent consists of the following municipalities:

Administrative arrondissements of Belgium

Brussels-Capital Region	Brussels-Capital

Flemish Region	Aalst Antwerp Bruges Dendermonde Diksmuide Eeklo Ghent Halle-Vilvoorde Hasselt Kortrijk Leuven Maaseik Mechelen Ostend Oudenaarde Roeselare Sint-Niklaas Tielt Tongeren Turnhout Veurne Ypres-Ieper

Walloon Region	Arlon Ath Bastogne Charleroi Dinant Huy Liège Marche-en-Famenne Mons Mouscron Namur Neufchâteau Nivelles Philippeville Soignies Thuin Tournai Verviers Virton Waremme

Judicial arrondissements of Belgium

Judicial area of Antwerp	Antwerp Hasselt Mechelen Tongeren Turnhout

Judicial area of Brussels	Brussels Leuven Nivelles

Judicial area of Ghent	Bruges Dendermonde Ghent Kortrijk Oudenaarde Veurne Ypres

Judicial area of Liège	Arlon Dinant Eupen Huy Liège Marche-en-Famenne Namur Neufchâteau Verviers

Judicial area of Mons	Charleroi Mons Tournai

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