Flemish Brabant
Vlaams-Brabant (Dutch) | |
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Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°35′E / 50.917°N 4.583°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Capital (and largest city) | Leuven |
Government | |
• Governor | Jan Spooren (N-VA) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,118 km2 (818 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 1,173,440 |
• Density | 554/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
HDI (2019) | 0.946[3] very high · 3rd of 11 |
Website | www |
Flemish Brabant [4] (Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand, German: Flämisch-Brabant) is the youngest and smallest province of the Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. It covers the Dutch-speaking northern part of the former province of Brabant. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region, which forms an enclave within the territory of the province.
Its capital, and also the largest city of the province, is the university city of Leuven (French: Louvain, often used in English).