West Flanders
West Flanders (
Dutch:
West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of
the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, and of
Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the
Netherlands, the Belgian provinces of
East Flanders (
Oost-Vlaanderen) and
Hainaut (
Henegouwen),
France and the
North Sea. Its capital is
Bruges (
Brugge). It has an area of 3,125 km² which is divided into eight administrative districts (
arrondissementen) containing 64 municipalities.
The whole Belgian
North Sea coast, an important
tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A
tram line runs the length of the coast, from
De Panne on the French border, via the port of
Ostend (
Oostende), to
Knokke-Heist on the Dutch frontier.
[[Image:West-VlaanderenGemeenten.png|thumb|500px|Alphabetic, map key:
1. {{Alveringem}}
2. {{Anzegem}}
3. {{Ardooie}}
4. {{Avelgem}}
5. {{Beernem}}
6. {{Blankenberge}}
7. {{Bredene}}
8. {{Brugge}}
9. {{Damme}}
10. {{De Haan, Belgium|De Haan}}
11. {{De Panne}}
12. {{Deerlijk}}
13. {{Dentergem}}
14. {{Diksmuide}}
15. {{Gistel}}
16. {{Harelbeke}}
17. {{Heuvelland}}
18. {{Hooglede}}
19. {{Houthulst}}
20. {{Ichtegem}}
21. {{Ieper}}
22. {{Ingelmunster}}
23. {{Izegem}}
24. {{Jabbeke}}
25. {{Knokke-Heist}}
26. {{Koekelare}}
27. {{Koksijde}}
28. {{Kortemark}}
29. {{Kortrijk}}
30. {{Kuurne}}
31. {{Langemark-Poelkapelle}}
32. {{Ledegem}}
33. {{Lendelede}}
34. {{Lichtervelde}}
35. {{Lo-Reninge}}
36. {{Menen}}
37. {{Mesen}}
38. {{Meulebeke}}
39. {{Middelkerke}}
40. {{Moorslede}}
41. {{Nieuwpoort}}
42. {{Oostende}}
43. {{Oostkamp}}
44. {{Oostrozebeke}}
45. {{Oudenburg}}
46. {{Pittem}}
47. {{Poperinge}}
48. {{Roeselare}}
49. {{Ruiselede}}
50. {{Spiere-Helkijn}}
51. {{Staden}}
52. {{Tielt}}
53. {{Torhout}}
54. {{Veurne}}
55. {{Vleteren}}
56. {{Waregem}}
57. {{Wervik}}
58. {{Wevelgem}}
59. {{Wielsbeke}}
60. {{Wingene}}
61. {{Zedelgem}}
62. {{Zonnebeke}}
63. {{Zuienkerke}}
64. {{Zwevegem}}
]]
Bruges District:
*
Beernem*
Blankenberge*
Brugge/
Bruges*
Damme*
Jabbeke*
Knokke-Heist*
Oostkamp*
Torhout*
Zedelgem*
ZuienkerkeKortrijk District:
*
Anzegem*
Avelgem*
Kortrijk/
Courtrai*
Deerlijk*
Harelbeke*
Kuurne*
Lendelede*
Menen*
Spiere-Helkijn*
Waregem*
Wevelgem*
ZwevegemDiksmuide District:
*
Diksmuide*
Houthulst*
Koekelare*
Kortemark*
Lo-ReningeOstend District:
*
Bredene*
De Haan*
Gistel*
Ichtegem*
Middelkerke*
Oostende/
Ostend*
OudenburgRoeselare District:
*
Hooglede*
Ingelmunster*
Izegem*
Ledegem*
Lichtervelde*
Moorslede*
Roeselare*
StadenTielt District:
*
Ardooie*
Dentergem*
Meulebeke*
Oostrozebeke*
Pittem*
Ruiselede*
Tielt*
Wielsbeke*
WingeneVeurne District:
*
Alveringem*
De Panne*
Koksijde*
Nieuwpoort*
VeurneYpres District:
*
Heuvelland*
Langemark-Poelkapelle*
Mesen*
Poperinge*
Vleteren*
Wervik*
Ieper/
Ypres*
Zonnebeke
