Metropolitan areas in Belgium

National statistics differ between five Metropolitan areas in Belgium.[1] These five metropolitan areas (Dutch: Agglomeratie, French: Agglomération) are also covered by Eurostat statistics as separate Larger Urban Zones (LUZ).

## Metropolitan areas

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Rank  | metropolitan area | region | core city
population  | metro
population  | LUZ
population  | LUZ
area  | LUZ
pop. density

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1  | Brussels-Capital Region
|  Brussels | 194,291 (2019) | 1,789,447 (2006) | 1,800,663 (2004)[2] | 1,614 km2 | 1116 inhabitants/km2
2  | Antwerp metropolitan area
|  Flemish Region | 525,935 (2019) | 1,200,000 (2006) | 1,200,000 (2004)[3] | 941 km2 | 972 inhabitants/km2
3  | Liège metropolitan area
|  Wallonia | 197,327 (2019) | 633,934 (2006) | 626,357 (2004)[4] | 1,055 km2 | 594 inhabitants/km2
4  | Ghent metropolitan area
|  Flemish Region | 262,219 (2019) | 416,493 (2006) | 399,741 (2004)[5] | 537 km2 | 744 inhabitants/km2
5  | Charleroi metropolitan area
|  Wallonia | 202,267 (2019) | 403,868 (2006) | 386,060 (2004)[6] | 615 km2 | 628 inhabitants/km2

## See also

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* List of cities and towns in Belgium
* List of metropolitan areas in European Union

## References

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1. ^ De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Luyten, Etienne Van Hecke, Instituut voor Sociale en Economische Geografie, K. U.Leuven
2. ^ Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Directorate-general Statistics Belgium, FPS Economy Belgium