Hainaut
Hainaut (French) Heynowes | |
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Coordinates: 50°30′N 3°55′E / 50.5°N 3.92°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Capital | Mons |
Largest city | Charleroi |
Government | |
• Governor | Tommy Leclercq (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,813 km2 (1,472 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,351,127 |
• Density | 354/km2 (920/sq mi) |
HDI (2018) | 0.888[3] very high · 11th of 11 |
Website | portail |
Hainaut [4] (French: Hainaut, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Picard: Hénau, Walloon: Hinnot, West Flemish: Enegouwn) is a province of the Walloon Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. Its capital is the city of Mons.
It is the westernmost province of the Walloon Region.