Arrondissement of Ghent

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Arrondissement of Ghent Arrondissement Gent
Arrondissement
Location of the arrondissement in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°03′N 3°42′E / 51.05°N 3.7°E / 51.05; 3.7
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Province	East Flanders
Municipalities	17
Area
• Total	943.62 km2 (364.33 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	553,961
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Ghent (Dutch: Arrondissement Gent; French: Arrondissement de Gand) is the largest of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Ghent also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Eeklo.