The present-day Flemish Region covers 13,522 km2 (5,221 sq mi) and is divided into five provinces, 22 arrondissemements and 308 cities or municipalities.
| Province | Capital city | Administrative arrondissements | Municipalities | Area | Population (density) (1 January 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Antwerp (Antwerpen) | Antwerp(Antwerpen) | Antwerp, Mechelen, Turnhout | 70 | 2,867 km² | 1,781,904 (622/km²) |
| 2 |  Limburg (Limburg) | Hasselt | Hasselt, Maaseik, Tongeren | 44 | 2,414 km² | 849,404 (351/km²) |
| 3 |  East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) | Ghent (Gent) | Aalst, Dendermonde, Eeklo, Ghent, Oudenaarde,Sint-Niklaas | 65 | 2,991 km² | 1,454,716 (488/km²) |
| 4 |  Flemish Brabant(Vlaams-Brabant) | Leuven | Halle-Vilvoorde, Leuven | 65 | 2,106 km² | 1,094,751 (520/km²) |
| 5 |  West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) | Bruges(Brugge) | Bruges, Diksmuide, Ypres, Kortrijk, Ostend,Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne | 64 | 3,125 km² | 1,169,990 (372/km²) |
The province of Flemish Brabant is the most recent one, being formed in 1995 after the splitting of the province of Brabant.
List of municipalities of the Flemish Region
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The Flemish Region is divided into 308 municipalities, listed in the table below. The numbers refer to the location of the municipalities on the maps of the respective provinces.
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