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Limburg (Belgium)

Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, located west of the Meuse river. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Its capital is Hasselt. It has a surface area of 2414 km² and is divided into three administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) which contain 44 municipalities.

Hasselt District:

• As
• Beringen
• Diepenbeek
• Genk
• Gingelom
• Halen
• Ham
• Hasselt
• Herk-de-Stad
• Heusden-Zolder
• Leopoldsburg
• Lummen
• Nieuwerkerken
• Opglabbeek
• Sint-Truiden
• Tessenderlo
• Zonhoven
• Zutendaal

Maaseik District:

• Bocholt
• Bree
• Dilsen-Stokkem
• Hamont-Achel
• Hechtel-Eksel
• Houthalen-Helchteren
• Kinrooi
• Lommel
• Maaseik
• Meeuwen-Gruitrode
• Neerpelt
• Overpelt
• Peer

Tongeren District:

• Alken
• Bilzen
• Borgloon
• Heers
• Herstappe
• Hoeselt
• Kortessem
• Lanaken
• Maasmechelen
• Riemst
• Tongeren
• Voeren
• Wellen

Not to be confused with, though related to the Netherlands province of Limburg.

See also: Limburgian dialect

Regions and provinces of Belgium'''
Flanders: Antwerp | East Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Limburg | West Flanders
Wallonia: Hainaut | Liège | Luxembourg | Namur | Walloon Brabant
Brussels

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