Arrondissement of Mechelen

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Arrondissement of Mechelen
Arrondissement Mechelen
Arrondissement Mechelen Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°03′N4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E / 51.05; 4.5
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders
Province Flag of Antwerp.svg  Antwerp
Municipalities 13 (until 2018)
12 (since 2019)
Area
  Total510.22 km2 (197.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total340,410
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Mechelen (Dutch : Arrondissement Mechelen; French : Arrondissement de Malines) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement, as the territory for both coincides.

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History

The Arrondissement of Mechelen was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch : Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Duffel, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Mechelen and Puurs. In 1977, the then municipality of Muizen was added to the arrondissement from the Arrondissement of Leuven, and was merged into the City of Mechelen.

Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities: [1]

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References

  1. "Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Federal Public Service Interior . Retrieved January 5, 2023.