Arrondissement of Soignies

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Arrondissement of Soignies
Arrondissement de Soignies
Arrondissement Soignies Belgium Map.svg
Location of the arrondissement in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N4°06′E / 50.6°N 4.1°E / 50.6; 4.1 Coordinates: 50°36′N4°06′E / 50.6°N 4.1°E / 50.6; 4.1
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Municipalities 6
Area
  Total354.92 km2 (137.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total189,800
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Soignies (French : Arrondissement de Soignies; Dutch : Arrondissement Zinnik) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The Arrondissement of Soignies consists of the following municipalities:

Since 2019

Before 2019

The municipalities of Enghien, Lessines and Silly are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Ath while the municipalities of Manage and Seneffe from the Arrondissement of Charleroi are integrated on the same date into the Arrondissement of Soignies. La Louvière is detached from the Arrondissement on the same date to create the new Arrondissement of La Louvière.

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