East Flanders
East Flanders
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| Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°45′E / 51.000°N 3.750°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Capital (and largest city) | Ghent |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carina Van Cauter |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024 ) | |
• Total | 1,572,002 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €62.123 billion (2021) |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-VOV |
| HDI (2021) | 0.936 very high · 6th of 11 |
| Website | www |
East Flanders (Dutch: Oost-Vlaanderen [ˌoːst ˈflaːndərə(n)] ⓘ; French: Flandre-Orientale [flɑ̃dʁ ɔʁjɑ̃tal] ⓘ; German: Ostflandern German pronunciation: [ˈɔstˌflandɐn]; West Flemish: Ôost-Vloandern) is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km2 (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent.