East Flanders

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East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. Its capital is Ghent. It has a surface area of 2991 km², has 1 374 000 inhabitants and it is divided into six administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) which contain 65 municipalities.

Since 26 November 2004, the governor is André Denys(VLD)[1], the former governor was Herman Balthazar(SP-A). The provincial parliament, Provincieraad, has 84 members. Six people choose by an from the parliament are the deputies, bestendigde deputatie, and form the daily governement. The province has a yearly budget of approximately 300 million euro.

The flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of horizontal white and green stripes. This a rather recent adaptation. Before the flag of east-flanders used to be the same as that of flanders, black lion on a yellow background.

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Sub divisions

Aalst District:

Dendermonde District:

Eeklo District:

Ghent District:

Oudenaarde District:

Sint-Niklaas District:

Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium
Communities:	French Community of Belgium \| Flemish Community in Belgium \| German-speaking community of Belgium
Regions and provinces:	Flanders: Antwerp \| East Flanders \| Flemish Brabant \| Limburg \| West Flanders
	Wallonia: Hainaut \| Liège \| Luxembourg \| Namur \| Walloon Brabant
	Brussels-Capital Region