Provincie Oost Vlaanderen (Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen), Flanders

Provincie Oost Vlaanderen: province in Flanders, Belgium

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Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen at a glance

Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen currently has 51 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

51

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Largest city

Aalst

Population 85,715

Quick Facts about Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen

Population 1,505,053
Country Belgium
State Flanders (Belgium)
Area 2982.24 km2
Official name Oost-Vlaanderen
Annual number of weddings 5877
Latitude & Longitude 51.0000,3.7500
Named for County of Flanders
Capital Ghent
Time Zone UTC+01:00
Local time 10:49:02 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen is located at 51°0'0"N 3°45'0"E (51.0, 3.75). It has 5 neighbors: Provincie Zeeland, Provincie West Vlaanderen, Province du Hainaut, Provincie Antwerpen and Provincie Vlaams Brabant.

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The largest city of Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen is Aalst with a population of 85,715. Other cities include, Sint-Niklaas population 76,756, Dendermonde population 45,673, Ninove population 38,692 and Oudenaarde population 31,132. See all Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen cities & populated places.

Official website of Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen

Official Website
  • Arrondissement of Oudenaarde
  • Arrondissement of Eeklo
  • Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas
  • Arrondissement of Dendermonde
  • Arrondissement of Ghent
  • Arrondissement of Aalst

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2016 1,477,346 - census
2018 1,505,053 1.84% census
Aust-Flandern, East Flanders, Flandre-Orientale, OEstflandern, Oost-Vlaanderen, Ost-Flandern, Province de Flandre Orientale, Östflandern, Øst-Flandern