The Arrondissement of Mechelen (Dutch: Arrondissement Mechelen; French: Arrondissement de Malines) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement, as the territory for both coincides.
Arrondissement of Mechelen
Arrondissement Mechelen | |
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Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp | |
Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E | |
Country | |
Region | |
Province | |
Municipalities | 13 (until 2018) 12 (since 2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 510.22 km2 (197.00 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 340,410 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editThe Arrondissement of Mechelen was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch: Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Duffel, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Mechelen and Puurs. In 1977, the then municipality of Muizen was added to the arrondissement from the Arrondissement of Leuven, and was merged into the City of Mechelen.
Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Puurs and Sint-Amands merged into the new municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands.
Municipalities
editThe Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities:[1]
References
edit- ^ "Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022" (PDF). Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved January 5, 2023.