Provinces of Belgium
Belgium has ten provinces, split across two main regions: five in Dutch-speaking Flanders — Antwerp, East Flanders, West Flanders, Limburg and Flemish Brabant — and five in French-speaking Wallonia, namely Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur and Walloon Brabant. In this map you fly across the whole country and learn to place every province in the right spot.
Between the two regions sits Brussels, the capital region. Brussels does not belong to any province, but it appears on this map because it lies right in the heart of the country. Watch out for the provinces that are easy to mix up by position, such as Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant, which sit just above and below Brussels.
Hop in the helicopter and find all the provinces at your own pace — a fun, free way for kids and grown-ups to master the map of Belgium.
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How many provinces does Belgium have?
Belgium has ten provinces: five in Flanders (Antwerp, East Flanders, West Flanders, Limburg and Flemish Brabant) and five in Wallonia (Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur and Walloon Brabant). Brussels is not a province but a separate capital region in the centre of the country.
Which is the largest province of Belgium?
Luxembourg, in the south of Wallonia, is the largest Belgian province by area, yet it has relatively few inhabitants because much of it is forest and countryside. Antwerp, by contrast, is the most populous province of Belgium.
Why does Brussels not belong to any province?
Brussels belongs to no Belgian province because it has been a separate capital region since 1995. It lies in the middle of the country, between Flanders and Wallonia, and is bilingual (Dutch and French). On the map it still gets its own spot.
What is the best way to learn the provinces of Belgium?
The best way to learn the provinces of Belgium is by placing them on the map yourself. In the free game Toponauts you fly a helicopter over the country and drop each province in the right spot, learning the map of Belgium at your own pace.