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This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, and Brussels. [1]
The list of municipalities of Belgium is a survey of the following lists because Belgium is divided in three regions: Brussels-Capital Region or Brussels, see List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (19 municipalities) Flemish Region or Flanders, see List of municipalities of the Flemish Region (300 municipalities)
Belgium comprises 581 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten; French: communes; German: Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest ...
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This is a list of most populous municipalities in Belgium. Out of the 581 Belgian municipalities (as of 1 January 2019) the list contains all those with a population over 30,000. All of Belgium is divided into municipalities, however a municipality may or may not have an additional royally-decreed city status.
On 30 May 1825, a royal decree was published and included the list of the towns that were granted the title. Even with Belgian independence (1831-) this list was scarcely changed. After the merging of municipalities throughout Belgium in 1977, some towns had the opportunity to apply for the title of city. The request had to be based on ...
Cities in Belgium (3 C, 2 P) F. Former populated places in Belgium (3 P) M. Metropolitan areas of Belgium (5 P) Municipalities of Belgium (4 C, 3 P) N.
Pages in category "Cities in Belgium" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium