Arrondissement of Namur Arrondissement de Namur | |
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Coordinates: 50°30′N4°54′E / 50.5°N 4.9°E Coordinates: 50°30′N4°54′E / 50.5°N 4.9°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Municipalities | 16 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,164.85 km2 (449.75 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 314,541 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | BE.NA.NM |
The Arrondissement of Namur (French : Arrondissement de Namur) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Namur, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Namur coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Namur.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Namur consists of the following municipalities:
An arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French department of Ardennes. Its capital and largest city is the city of Namur. As of January 2019, the province of Namur has population of 494,325.
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
Arrondissements of Belgium are subdivisions below the provinces of Belgium. There are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas.
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