Antwerp

Antwerp
Antwerp; Antwerpen
	Municipality
	TheOnze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal(Cathedral o oor Leddy) an theScheldtriver
	Banner Coat airms
	Antwerp Location in Belgium Antwerp municipality in the province o Antwerp
	Coordinates:51°13′N04°24′E/ 51.217°N 4.400°ECoordinates:51°13′N04°24′E/ 51.217°N 4.400°E
Kintra	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Govrenment
•Mayor (leet)	Bart De Wever(N-VA)
• Govrenin pairty/ies	N-VA; CD&V; Open Vld;
Area
• Total	204.32 km2(78.89 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)
• Total	520,504
• Density	2,500/km2(6,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Antwerpenaar (m) Antwerpse (f) (Dutch)
Postal codes	2000–2660
Area codes	03
Website	www.antwerpen.be

Antwerp(Inglis:/ˈæntwɜrp/(listen);Dutch:Antwerpen,[ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)](listen);French:Anvers,[ɑ̃vɛʁs]) is a city anmunicipalityinBelgiuman the caipital o theAntwerp provinceinFlanders.Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (1 Januar 2008) makin it the mucklemaist municipality in Belgium an Flanders in terms o its population. Its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi), giein a population density o 2,308 inhabitants per km². Themetropolitan area,includin the ooter commuter zone, covers an area o 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) with a tot of 1,190,769 inhabitants as o 1 January 2008.^[2]The nickname o inhabitants o Antwerp isSinjoren,efter the Spainyie wirdseñor,which means 'mister' or 'gent'. It refers tae the leadinSpaingienoble-men that ruled the city durin the 17t century.^[3]

Antwerp haes lang been an important city in thenaitions o the Beneluxbaith economically an culturally, especially afore theSpanish Furyo theDutch Revolt.It is locatit on the richt (eastren) bank o the riverScheldt,that is linked tae theNorth Seabi the estuaryWesterschelde.The city haes ane o the mucklemaistseaportsin Europe.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — sister ceeties

The follaein places aretwin touns an sister ceetiestae Antwerp:

Rotterdam,The Netherlands, 1940 Mulhouse,Fraunce, 1954 Saunt Petersburg,Roushiea, 1958 Rostock,Germany,1963 Shanghai,Cheenae, 1984	Akhisar,Turkey, 1988 Haifa,Israel, 1995 Cape Toun,Sooth Africae, 1996 Barcelona,Spain, 1997^[4] Ludwigshafen,Germany, 1998

Pairtnerships

Athin the context o development cooperation, Antwerp is an aa linked tae:

Paramaribo,Suriname
Durban,South Africa

References

↑Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017(XLS; 397 KB)
↑Statistics Belgium;De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001(pdf-file)Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. The metropolitan area of Antwerp is divided into three levels. First, the central agglomeration (agglomeratie) with 715,301 inhabitants (2008-01-01). Adding the closest surroundings (banlieue) gives a total of 955,338. And, including the outer commuter zone (forensenwoonzone) the population is 1,190,769. Retrieved on 2008-10-19.
↑Geert Cole; Leanne Logan, Belgium & Luxembourg p.218 Lonely Planet Publishing (2007)ISBN 1-74104-237-2
↑"Barcelona internacional - Ciutats agermanades"(in Spainish). Archived fraethe originalon 27 November 2012.Retrieved13 Julie2009.

[pop-town-1] Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017(XLS; 397 KB)

[BelMetr-2] Statistics Belgium;De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001(pdf-file)Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. The metropolitan area of Antwerp is divided into three levels. First, the central agglomeration (agglomeratie) with 715,301 inhabitants (2008-01-01). Adding the closest surroundings (banlieue) gives a total of 955,338. And, including the outer commuter zone (forensenwoonzone) the population is 1,190,769. Retrieved on 2008-10-19.

[3] Geert Cole; Leanne Logan, Belgium & Luxembourg p.218 Lonely Planet Publishing (2007)ISBN 1-74104-237-2

[Barcelona-4] "Barcelona internacional - Ciutats agermanades"(in Spainish). Archived fraethe originalon 27 November 2012.Retrieved13 Julie2009.

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