West Flanders

West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen [ˌʋɛst ˈflaːndərə(n)] ^ⓘ;^[5] West Flemish: West Vloandern; French: (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale [flɑ̃dʁ ɔksidɑ̃tal]; German: Westflandern [ˈvɛstˌflandɐn] ^ⓘ) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemish province of East Flanders to the east, the Walloon province of Hainaut in the south and the French department of Nord to the west. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). Other important cities are Kortrijk in the south and Ostend (Oostende) on the coast, Roeselare and Ypres (Ieper). The province has an area of 3,197 km² (1,234 sq mi) which is divided into eight administrative districts (arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities. As of January 2019, West Flanders has a population of 1,195,796.^[6]

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West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°00′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Capital (and largest city)	Bruges
Government
• Governor	Carl Decaluwé
Area [1]
• Total	3,197 km2 (1,234 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2019[2])
• Total	1,195,796
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
GDP [3]
• Total	€52.323 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 code	BE-VWV
HDI (2019)	0.935[4] very high · 5th of 11
Website	www.west-vlaanderen.be

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The North Sea coast of Belgium, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch border. West Flanders has two seaports, the Port of Zeebrugge and the Port of Ostend.