Arrondissement of Mechelen

Arrondissement of Mechelen
Arrondissement of Mechelen
Arrondissement Mechelen
Arrondissement de Malines
—  Arrondissement  —
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E / 51.05; 4.5Coordinates: 51°03′N 4°30′E / 51.05°N 4.5°E / 51.05; 4.5
Country  Belgium
Region  Flemish Region
Province  Antwerp
Municipalities 13
Area
 – Total 510.22 km2 (197 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2006)
 – Total 314,243
 – Density 615.9/km2 (1,595.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Mechelen coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen.

History

The 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.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities:



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