Arrondissement of Kortrijk
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The Arrondissement of Kortrijk (Dutch: Arrondissement Kortrijk; French: Arrondissement de Courtrai) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.
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Arrondissement of Kortrijk
Arrondissement Kortrijk | |
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Coordinates: 50.85°N 3.3°E / 50.85; 3.3 | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Province | West Flanders |
Municipalities | 12 |
Area | |
• Total | 402.87 km2 (155.55 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 287,823 |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Kortrijk also comprises most municipalities in the Arrondissement of Roeselare (except Staden, Moorslede and Lichtervelde), as well as the southernmost municipalities of the Arrondissement of Tielt: Meulebeke, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke en Wielsbeke.