East Flanders
province in Flanders, Belgium
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Summary
East Flanders is a province of Belgium[1]. It draws 1,709 Wikipedia views per month (province of belgium category, ranking #6 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Flemish Region[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Head of government: Carina Van Cauter[5]
- Capital: Ghent[6]
- Official language: Dutch[7]
- Shares border with: West Flanders[8], Zeeland[9], Province of Antwerp[10], Flemish Brabant[11], Hainaut[12]
- Named after: County of Flanders[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Ghent[14], Arrondissement of Oudenaarde[15], Arrondissement of Eeklo[16], Arrondissement of Aalst[17], Arrondissement of Dendermonde[18], Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas[19]
- Headquarters location: Ghent[20]
- Flag: flag of East Flanders[21]
- Coat of arms: Wapen van Oost-Vlaanderen[22]
- Commons category: East Flanders[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24]
- Highest point: Hotondberg[25]
- Official website: https://oost-vlaanderen.be/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:East Flanders[27]
- Email address: mailto:info@oost-vlaanderen.be[28]
- Population: 1,477,346[29], 1,505,053[30], 1,572,002[31], 1,602,532[32]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:East Flanders[33]
- Office held by head of government: governor of the province of East Flanders[34]
- Phone number: +32-9-267-80-00[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36]
- Topic has template: Template:Municipalities in East Flanders[37]
- Official name: Oost-Vlaanderen[38], Ôost-Vloandern[39]
- Legal form: Provincial authorities[40]
Why It Matters
East Flanders has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]