Arrondissement of Dendermonde
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Arrondissement of Dendermonde
Arrondissement Dendermonde | |
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 Location of the arrondissement in East Flanders | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°03′E / 51.05°N 4.05°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Flanders |
| Province |  East Flanders |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.47 km2 (132.23 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 199,553 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Arrondissement of Dendermonde (Dutch: Arrondissement Dendermonde; French: Arrondissement de Termonde) is one 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 Dendermonde also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissements of Aalst (except the municipalities of Geraardsbergen, Herzele, Sint-Lievens-Houtem and Zottegem) and Sint-Niklaas.
History[edit]
The Arrondissement of Dendermonde was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Escaut (Dutch: Departement Schelde). It originally comprised the cantons of Aalst, Beveren, Dendermonde, Hamme, Lokeren, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Sint-Niklaas, Temse, Wetteren and Zele. In 1814, the municipality of De Klinge in the Arrondissement of Eeklo was added to the arrondissement.
In 1818, the arrondissements of Aalst and Sint-Niklaas were created. On this occasion, the canton of Aalst was ceded to the arrondissement with the same name and the cantons of Beveren, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Sint-Niklaas and Temse were ceded from the arrondissement in order to form the Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas. Parts of Laarne and Kalken were ceded to the Arrondissement of Ghent in 1921 in order to form the new municipality of Beervelde.
Municipalities[edit]
The Administrative Arrondissement of Dendermonde consists of the following municipalities:[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistiques de population - Population - Direction générale Identité et Affaires citoyennes". www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
| Judicial area of Antwerp | |
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| Judicial area of Brussels | |
| Judicial area of Ghent | |
| Judicial area of Liège | |
| Judicial area of Mons | |
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