Arrondissement of Oudenaarde Arrondissement Oudenaarde | |
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Coordinates: 50°51′N3°36′E / 50.85°N 3.6°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Province | East Flanders |
Municipalities | 11 (until 2018) 10 (since 2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 418.80 km2 (161.70 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 123,330 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Arrondissement of Oudenaarde (Dutch : Arrondissement Oudenaarde; French : Arrondissement d'Audenarde) 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 Oudenaarde also comprises the municipalities of Geraardsbergen, Herzele, Sint-Lievens-Houtem and Zottegem in the Arrondissement of Aalst.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Oudenaarde consists of the following municipalities:
Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.
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