Limburg (Belgium) - Limburgia (Belgia)

Limburg (Belgium)
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Capital city	Hasselt
Currency	euro
Surface	2414
Population	805 786
Tongue	Dutch
religion	Catholicism, Protestantism
Time zone	1
Time zone	1

Limburg (Belgium) - the province in the Northeast Belgium, we Flanders. It is situated on the left bank of the Meuse. Its capital city is Hasselt.

It borders with The Netherlands and provinces: Liège, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. It covers an area of ​​2,414 km² and is inhabited by 809,942 inhabitants (2005).

The province is divided into 3 districts (Hasselt, Maaseik and Tongeren) and 44 municipalities.

In the years 1815-1830 it was part of the Dutch province that encompassed the entire historic Limburg. In 1839, Limburg was divided into Belgian and Dutch parts.

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• Hasselt
• Genk
• Lommel
• Diepenbeek
• Tongeren
• Sint-Truiden
• Maaseik

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