West Flanders is the westernmost province of
Flanders and of
Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the
Netherlands, the Belgian provinces of
East Flanders and
Hainaut,
France and the
North Sea. Its capital is
Bruges. It has a surface area of 3151 km² and is divided into eight administrative districts (
arrondissementen in
Dutch) which contain 64 municipalities.
The whole Belgian North Sea coast, an important destination for tourism in Belgium, is in West Flanders. There is a tram line along the whole coast: De Panne - Ostend - Knokke-Heist.
Bruges District:
Courtrai District:
Diksmuide District:
Ostend District:
Roeselare District:
Tielt District:
Veurne District:
Ypres District:
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