Metropolitan areas in Belgium
Appearance
National statistics differ between five Metropolitan areas in Belgium.[1] These five metropolitan areas (Dutch: Agglomeratie, French: Agglomération) are also covered by Eurostat statistics as separate Larger Urban Zones (LUZ).
Metropolitan areas
Rank | metropolitan area | region | core city population |
metro population |
LUZ population |
LUZ area |
LUZ pop. density |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brussels-Capital Region |
Brussels | 1,154,635 (2013) | 1,789,447 (2006) | 1,800,663 (2004)[2] | 1,614 km² | 1116 inhabitants/km² |
2 | Antwerp metropolitan area |
Flemish Region | 507,911 (2013) | 940,671 (2006) | 915,258 (2004)[3] | 941 km² | 972 inhabitants/km² |
3 | Liège metropolitan area |
Wallonia | 195,931 (2013) | 633,934 (2006) | 626,357 (2004)[4] | 1,055 km² | 594 inhabitants/km² |
4 | Ghent metropolitan area |
Flemish Region | 248,813 (2013) | 416,493 (2006) | 399,741 (2004)[5] | 537 km² | 744 inhabitants/km² |
5 | Charleroi metropolitan area |
Wallonia | 203,753 (2013) | 403,868 (2006) | 386,060 (2004)[6] | 615 km² | 628 inhabitants/km² |
See also
References
- ^ De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Luyten, Etienne Van Hecke, Instituut voor Sociale en Economische Geografie, K. U.Leuven
- ^ Urbanaudit.org
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