Antwerp

Antwerp
Antwerp; Antwerpen
	Municipality
	The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral o oor Leddy) an the Scheldt river
	Banner Coat airms
	Antwerp Location in Belgium Antwerp municipality in the province o Antwerp
	Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°ECoordinates: 51°13′N 04°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 an municipality in Belgium an the caipital o the Antwerp province in Flanders. 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. The metropolitan 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 is Sinjoren, efter the Spainyie wird señor, which means 'mister' or 'gent'. It refers tae the leadin Spaingie noble-men that ruled the city durin the 17t century.^[3]

Antwerp haes lang been an important city in the naitions o the Benelux baith economically an culturally, especially afore the Spanish Fury o the Dutch Revolt. It is locatit on the richt (eastren) bank o the river Scheldt, that is linked tae the North Sea bi the estuary Westerschelde. The city haes ane o the mucklemaist seaports in Europe.

Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

The follaein places are twin touns an sister ceeties tae 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[eedit | eedit soorce]

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

Paramaribo, Suriname
Durban, South Africa

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ 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 frae the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 Julie 2009.

[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 frae the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 Julie 2009.

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