Arrondissement of Hasselt

Arrondissement of Hasselt Arrondissement Hasselt
Arrondissement
Location of the arrondissement in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°15′E / 50.95°N 5.25°E / 50.95; 5.25Coordinates: 50°57′N 5°15′E / 50.95°N 5.25°E / 50.95; 5.25
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Municipalities	18
Area
• Total	906.15 km² (349.87 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2015)
• Total	420,777
• Density	460/km² (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

The Arrondissement of Hasselt (Dutch: Arrondissement Hasselt; French: Arrondissement de Hasselt) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Limburg, Belgium.

It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Hasselt also comprises the municipalities of Lommel, Hamont-Achel, Neerpelt, Overpelt, Hechtel-Eksel, Peer and Houthalen-Helchteren in the Arrondissement of Maaseik.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Hasselt consists of the following municipalities:

Administrative arrondissements of Belgium

Brussels-Capital Region	Brussels-Capital

Flemish Region	Aalst Antwerp Bruges Dendermonde Diksmuide Eeklo Ghent Halle-Vilvoorde Hasselt Kortrijk Leuven Maaseik Mechelen Ostend Oudenaarde Roeselare Sint-Niklaas Tielt Tongeren Turnhout Veurne Ypres-Ieper

Walloon Region	Arlon Ath Bastogne Charleroi Dinant Huy Liège Marche-en-Famenne Mons Mouscron Namur Neufchâteau Nivelles Philippeville Soignies Thuin Tournai Verviers Virton Waremme

Judicial arrondissements of Belgium

Judicial area of Antwerp	Antwerp Hasselt Mechelen Tongeren Turnhout

Judicial area of Brussels	Brussels Leuven Nivelles

Judicial area of Ghent	Bruges Dendermonde Ghent Kortrijk Oudenaarde Veurne Ypres

Judicial area of Liège	Arlon Dinant Eupen Huy Liège Marche-en-Famenne Namur Neufchâteau Verviers

Judicial area of Mons	Charleroi Mons Tournai

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