| Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital | |
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 Location of the arrondissement in Belgium |
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| Country | .svg){kind=small} Belgium |
| Region |  Brussels-Capital Region |
| Province | none (extraprovincial) |
| Area | 161.38 km² |
| Population | 1,018,804 (01/01/2006) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (French: Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale; Dutch: Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad; German: Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt) is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. Because it is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels Region, its territory coincides with that of the latter.
The arrondissement is not a part of any province because the Brussels-Capital Region is extraprovincial, meaning it is not a province, neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any. However, it is the only Belgian arrondissement that is headed by a Governor and a Vice-Governor.
The Brussels-Capital Region is divided into 19 municipalities, of which the City of Brussels is the largest and most populous. See the list of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.
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Governor and Vice-Governor
The Governor exercises most of the few remaining powers elsewhere exercised by a provincial governor, particularly in the field of public order, as far as no (federal) law, (regional) decree, ordonnance or decision states otherwise.[1] The Governor is appointed by the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers. The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both the French and the Dutch language and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of languages is observed in Brussels.[2]
Governors
- January 1995 - April 1998: André Degroeve (PS)
- May - December 1998: Raymonde Dury (PS)
- December 1998 - present: Véronique Paulus de Châtelet (PS)
Vice-Governors
- 1995 - present: Hugo Nys
See also
References
- ^ Proposal for an ordonnance, stating the Governor's powers for the "arrondissement Brussels", the latter should be seen as the part of the arrondissement Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde that is not part of the Flemish Brabant province.
- ^ "Factsheet on the Provinces". The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/pri/fiche/28E.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
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