This is a list of cities in Flanders , the northern part of Belgium. The status of "city" is historical and does not necessarily mean it has a high number of inhabitants: see city status in Belgium for more information.
Brussels is not listed because it is not part of the Flemish Region; it is however included in the Flemish Community.
| City name | Arrondissement | Province | Inhabitants (1/1/2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst | Aalst | East Flanders | 84,859 |
| Aarschot | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 29,654 |
| Antwerp | Antwerp | Antwerp | 520,504 |
| Beringen | Hasselt | Limburg | 45,704 |
| Bilzen | Tongeren | Limburg | 32,151 |
| Blankenberge | Bruges | West Flanders | 20,265 |
| Borgloon | Tongeren | Limburg | 10,668 |
| Bree | Maaseik | Limburg | 15,911 |
| Bruges | Bruges | West Flanders | 118,187 |
| Damme | Bruges | West Flanders | 10,945 |
| Deinze | Ghent | East Flanders | 30,906 |
| Dendermonde | Dendermonde | East Flanders | 45,583 |
| Diest | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 23,612 |
| Diksmuide | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 16,719 |
| Dilsen-Stokkem | Maaseik | Limburg | 20,310 |
| Eeklo | Eeklo | East Flanders | 20,708 |
| Geel | Turnhout | Antwerp | 39,560 |
| Genk | Hasselt | Limburg | 65,986 |
| Ghent | Gent | East Flanders | 259,083 |
| Geraardsbergen | Aalst | East Flanders | 33,204 |
| Gistel | Ostend | West Flanders | 12,021 |
| Halen | Hasselt | Limburg | 9,511 |
| Halle | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 38,680 |
| Hamont-Achel | Maaseik | Limburg | 14,427 |
| Harelbeke | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 27,683 |
| Hasselt | Hasselt | Limburg | 77,124 |
| Herentals | Turnhout | Antwerp | 27,800 |
| Herk-de-Stad | Hasselt | Limburg | 12,694 |
| Hoogstraten | Turnhout | Antwerp | 21,300 |
| Ypres | Ypres | West Flanders | 35,014 |
| Izegem | Roeselare | West Flanders | 27,590 |
| Kortrijk | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 75,736 |
| Landen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 15,919 |
| Leuven | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 100,291 |
| Lier | Mechelen | Antwerp | 35,244 |
| Lo-Reninge | Diksmuide | West Flanders | 3,288 |
| Lokeren | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 41,057 |
| Lommel | Maaseik | Limburg | 33,996 |
| Maaseik | Maaseik | Limburg | 25,233 |
| Mechelen | Mechelen | Antwerp | 85,665 |
| Menen | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 33,112 |
| Mesen | Ypres | West Flanders | 1,049 |
| Mortsel | Antwerp | Antwerp | 25,588 |
| Nieuwpoort | Veurne | West Flanders | 11,351 |
| Ninove | Aalst | East Flanders | 38,446 |
| Ostend | Ostend | West Flanders | 70,994 |
| Oudenaarde | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 30,972 |
| Oudenburg | Ostend | West Flanders | 9,325 |
| Peer | Maaseik | Limburg | 16,427 |
| Poperinge | Ypres | West Flanders | 19,735 |
| Roeselare | Roeselare | West Flanders | 61,657 |
| Ronse | Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 26,092 |
| Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 22,924 |
| Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 76,028 |
| Sint-Truiden | Hasselt | Limburg | 40,169 |
| Tielt | Tielt | West Flanders | 20,301 |
| Tienen | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 34,365 |
| Tongeren | Tongeren | Limburg | 30,865 |
| Torhout | Bruges | West Flanders | 20,503 |
| Turnhout | Turnhout | Antwerp | 43,467 |
| Veurne | Veurne | West Flanders | 11,727 |
| Vilvoorde | Halle-Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 43,653 |
| Waregem | Kortrijk | West Flanders | 37,871 |
| Wervik | Ypres | West Flanders | 18,689 |
| Zottegem | Aalst | East Flanders | 26,137 |
| Zoutleeuw | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 8,446 |