Arrondissement of Charleroi

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Arrondissement of Charleroi
Arrondissement de Charleroi
Arrondissement Charleroi Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°27′N4°27′E / 50.45°N 4.45°E / 50.45; 4.45 Coordinates: 50°27′N4°27′E / 50.45°N 4.45°E / 50.45; 4.45
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Municipalities 12
Area
  Total472.19 km2 (182.31 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total430,128
  Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Charleroi (French : Arrondissement de Charleroi; Dutch : Arrondissement Charleroi) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Charleroi also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Thuin.

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Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Charleroi consists of the following municipalities:

Since 2019

Before 2019

The municipalities of Manage and Seneffe are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Soignies.

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