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15-559: N32 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] N32 road (Belgium) , a National Road in Belgium N32 road (Ireland) Nebraska Highway 32 , in the United States Other uses [ edit ] N32 (Long Island bus) Northrop N-32 , an American transport aircraft Thule Site N-32 , a former Army Air Defense Command Post [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

30-520: A population of almost 1.5 million. It had 734,000 inhabitants in 1830, when it was the most populated province of Belgium, and about a million in 1900. Population growth halted around the 1980s, but has increased again in the 21st century. Population figures in recent years is as follows: The capital and biggest city is Ghent , also the second largest city in the Flemish Region . Other smaller cities are Aalst , Sint-Niklaas and Dendermonde in

45-478: A total of 60 municipalities. In addition, there are 3 judicial and 3 electoral arrondissements. HASC NUTS NIS Population Area BE.OV.GT BE234 44 553,961 944 km² BE.OV.OD BE235 45 123,330 419 km² BE.OV.EK BE233 43 84,113 334 km² BE.OV.AL BE231 41 286,741 469 km² BE.OV.DM BE232 42 199,553 343 km² BE.OV.SN BE236 46 248,489 475 km² The province has

60-502: Is Province of Hainaut ; 6 is Province of Liège ; 7 is Province of Limburg ; 8 is Province of Luxemburg ; and 9 is Province of Namur . Due to linguistic differences, the national road N58 took more than twenty years to build. It does not actually run from Dottignies to Armentières as anticipated because the road is split into two sections: the first stretches from Armentières in France up to Menen where it joins onto

75-473: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of National Roads in Belgium The national roads of Belgium are roads that cover the whole of the country; some of the roads are provincial and communal. The use of the national roads is free; they are open to all vehicles, but some are for cars only. Since the second state reform in 1980,

90-571: The 2018 elections . Previously it consisted of 72 members. The council currently consists of the following political parties: Four people chosen by and from the council form the daily government, called the deputation ( deputatie ). The deputation of East Flanders is a coalition of the N-VA , CD&V , and Groen . The daily government is led by the governor, who is appointed by the Flemish Government . Carina Van Cauter ( VLD ) has been

105-654: The Flemish flag , a black lion on a yellow background, as in the current coat of arms. The old flag is still publicly used, e.g. for road signs. The province has several geographic or tourist regions: Important rivers are the Scheldt and the Leie which merge in Ghent . The Dender merges into the Scheldt in the city of Dendermonde . East Flanders is divided into 6 administrative arrondissements (districts), subdivided into

120-462: The NIS code of the provinces. Some short roads have the number of another N road suffixed with a letter of the alphabet. These are usually a short road connecting to an N road, a part of that N road, or a road that can be taken as an alternative to that N road. The first network consists of national roads, each starting from the capital Brussels and forming a clockwise star. The second network groups

135-473: The River Scheldt . Following the defeat of Napoleon , the entity was renamed after its geographical location in the eastern part of the historic County of Flanders (now in the western portion of the current Flemish Region ). The provincial flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of horizontal white and green stripes. This is a recent adaptation; formerly, East Flanders used

150-531: The A19 motorway; the other part starts in the village of Dronkaard to the southeast of Menen, and ends in the village of Dottignies. The fourth network consists of national secondary roads. The first digit corresponds to the province, as for the third network. East Flanders During the short-lived Napoleonic Empire , most of the area of the modern province was part of the Department of Escaut , named after

165-639: The N2 is known as the "Road to Leuven" ("Chaussée de Louvain" in French, "Leuvensesteenweg" in Dutch). The numbering of the roads is grouped into four networks of roads: Most of the roads of the third and fourth networks have a first digit that identifies the province: N1xx for Antwerp, N2xx for ex Brabant, N3xx for West Flanders, N4xx for East Flanders, N5xx for Hainaut, N6xx for Liège, N7xx for Limburg, N8xx for Luxemburg and N9xx for Namur. This first digit corresponds with

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180-533: The east of the province. The eastern part of the province, part of the Flemish Diamond , is more densely populated than the western part. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 56.4 billion € in 2018. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 33,000 € or 109% of the EU27 average in the same year. The provincial council ( provincieraad ) consists of 36 members which were last elected in

195-424: The national roads that are linked to major cities and towns of Belgium, excluding Brussels. The third network is composed of provincial national roads. The first digit corresponds to a province—from 1 to 9—based upon the old provinces and in alphabetical order in French, thus: 1 is Province of Antwerp ; 2 is Province of Brabant ; 3 is Province of West Flanders ; 4 is Province of East Flanders ; 5

210-471: The networks of national roads have been managed by the federal regions, depending on the region in which they are located. In general the road names are linked to the surrounding areas; most of these are linked to historical references. For example, the N3 around Liège is known as the "Road to Brussels" in the west of the city and the "Road to Fléron" in the east of the city. Another example is around Brussels, where

225-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=N32&oldid=1115164131 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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