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Province of West Flanders
((nl)West-Vlaanderen)

Sunset at Wenduine

Information

Country

Belgium

Region

Flanders

Chief town

Bruges

Sea

North Sea

Watercourse

Yser, Lilies

Area

3 144 km²

Population

1 181 015 hab. (1^er january 2016)

Density

375,64 inhab./km²

Spindle

UTC 01:00

Location

51 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 3 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E

Official site

Touristic site

The province of West Flanders or more simply West Flanders (in Dutch : West-Vlaanderen) is a province of western Belgium. Reporting to the Flemish region, its capital is the city of Bruges.

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Regions

Belgian coast ((nl) Belgische Kust) (Blankenberge, Bredene, Zeebrugge, Koksijde, Knokke-Heist, De Panne, Rooster, Middelkerke, Nieuwpoort, Ostend)
The belgian coast and the nature reserve of Zwin, dominated by the proximity of the North Sea.

Surroundings of Bruges ((nl)Brugse ommeland) (Ardoye, Bruges, Damme, Gistel, Ichtegem, Jabbeke, Lichtervelde, Oostkamp, Audembourg, Pittem, Ruiselede, Tielt, Thourout, Wingene, Zedelgem, Zuienkerke)

Belgian Westhoek ((nl)Belgische Westhoek) (Alveringem, Dixmude, Veurne, Heuvelland, Hooglede, Houthulst, Koekelare, Kortemark, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Lo-Reninge, Menen, Messines, Poperinge, Staden, Vleteren, Wervicq, Ypres, Zonnebeke)

Lys region ((nl)Leiestreek) (Anzegem, Avelgem, Deerlijk, Dentergem, Harelbeke, Ingelmunster, Iseghem, Kortrijk, Kuurne, Ledegem, Lendelede, Meulebeke, Moorslede, Oostrozebeke, Roeselare, Espierres-Helchin, Waregem, Wevelgem, Wielsbeke, Zwevegem)

Cities

51.2093.22571 Bruges (Brugge) – The capital and the largest city of the province (last update Feb. 2018)
50.8333333.2666672 Kortrijk (Kortrijk) (last update Feb. 2018)
51.2673.0333 Rooster (De Haan) – Seaside resort (last update Feb. 2018)
51.2333332.9333334 Ostend (Ostend) – Seaside resort and largest city in the belgian coast (last update Feb. 2018)
50.85062.88465 Ypres (Ieper) (last update Feb. 2018)

To speak

The official language in West Flanders is Dutch. West Flemish is the main dialect of the province and is still often used in colloquial language. West Flemish is the liveliest and most widely used dialect in West Flanders, although for several years this dialect has been in decline among the younger generation.

At the linguistic border, the municipalities of Espierres-Helchin and Messines, where a French-speaking minority lives, French can be used to communicate with the administration.

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Destinations bordering the province of West Flanders in Wikivoyage

	Flemish bay (North Sea)	Zeeland province (Netherlands)
North Department (France)	NOT	East Flanders
	O West Flanders E
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	Hainaut North Department (France)

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