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| Arrondissement of Mechelen | |
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 Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp |
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| Country | .svg){kind=small} Belgium |
| Region |  Flemish Region |
| Province |  Antwerp |
| Area | 510.22 km² |
| Population | 314,243 (01/01/2006) |
| Municipalities | 13 |
The Arrondissement of Mechelen (Dutch: Arrondissement Mechelen; French: Arrondissement de Malines) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Antwerp, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Mechelen coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen.
History
The Arrondissement of Mechelen was created in 1800 as the third arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch: Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Duffel, Heist-op-den-Berg, Lier, Mechelen and Puurs. In 1977, the then municipality of Muizen was added to the arrondissement from the Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde, and was merged into the City of Mechelen.
Municipalities
The Administrative Arrondissement of Mechelen consists of the following municipalities:
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