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 |