TheArrondissement of Tongeren(Dutch:Arrondissement Tongeren;French:Arrondissement de Tongres) is one of the three administrativearrondissementsin theProvinceofLimburg,Belgium.It is both anadministrativeand ajudicial arrondissement.However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tongeren comprises the municipalities ofTongeren,Bocholt,Bree,Kinrooi,Meeuwen-Gruitrode,Dilsen-StokkemandMaaseikin theArrondissement of Maaseikand the municipalities ofAs,Genk,OpglabbeekandZutendaalin theArrondissement of Hasselt.
Arrondissement of Tongeren
Arrondissement Tongeren | |
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 Location of the arrondissement inLimburg | |
| Coordinates:50°51′N5°30′E/ 50.85°N 5.5°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Flanders |
| Province |  Limburg |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 631.56 km2(243.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 202,301 |
| • Density | 320/km2(830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
The arrondissement was created in 1839 to form the Belgian part of the formerarrondissement of Maastricht,which ceased to exist due to the splitting of Limburg. The canton of Borgloon was also moved from thearrondissement of Hasseltto the new arrondissement of Tongeren.
Municipalities
editThe Administrative Arrondissement of Tongeren consists of the followingmunicipalities:[1]
References
edit- ^"Chiffres de population au 1er janvier 2022"(PDF).Federal Public Service Interior.RetrievedJanuary 5,2023.
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