The federalized country Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 geographically consists of 3 regions, of which only Flemish Region

Flemish Region

The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...

 and Walloon Region

Walloon Region

The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three federal Regions of Belgium, and its capital is Namur. It comprises, as defined by Article 5 of the Constitution of Belgium, the provinces of Walloon Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg and Namur...

 are subdivided into 5 provinces each; the Brussels-Capital Region is neither a province nor is it part of one.

In Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 there are administrative, judicial and electoral arrondissements. These may or may not relate to identical geographical areas.

Administrative

The 43 administrative arrondissements are an administrative level between the municipalities and the provinces. Brussels-Capital forms a single arrondissement for all 19 municipalities in the region by that name. Per region an overview of its municipalities (gemeenten/communes) and the district or administrative arrondissement these belong to can be found in the Municipalities in Belgium page; for these administrative arrondissements also more technical references are available.

Judicial

Belgium has 27 judicial arrondissements.

Judicial arrondissement	Province	Containing administrative arrondissements
Arlon	Luxemburg	Arlon Virton
Antwerp	Antwerp	Antwerp
Bruges	West Flanders	Bruges (fully) Ostend (fully) Roeselare (partly) Tielt (partly)
Brussels Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...	none Flemish Brabant	Brussels-Capital Halle-Vilvoorde
Charleroi	Hainaut	Charleroi (fully) Thuin (fully)
Dendermonde	East Flanders	Sint-Niklaas (fully) Dendermonde (fully) Aalst (partly)
Dinant	Namur	Dinant (fully) Philippeville (fully)
Eupen Judicial Arrondissement of Eupen The Judicial Arrondissement of Eupen is a judicial arrondissement located in the Walloon Province of Liège, in Belgium. It comprises the 9 municipalities of the German-speaking Community. It is not an administrative arrondissement. All of its municipalities are a part of the Administrative...	Liège	Verviers (partly)
Ghent	East Flanders	Ghent (fully) Eeklo (fully)
Hasselt	Limburg	Hasselt (fully) Maaseik (partly)
Huy	Liège	Huy (fully) Waremme (partly) Liège (partly)
Kortrijk	West Flanders	Kortrijk (fully) Roeselare (partly) Tielt (partly)
Leuven	Flemish Brabant	Leuven (fully)
Liège	Liège	Liège (partly) Waremme (partly)
Marche-en-Famenne	Luxemburg	Marche-en-Famenne (fully) Bastogne (partly)
Mechelen	Antwerp	Mechelen (fully)
Mons	Hainaut	Mons (fully) Soignies (partly) Ath (partly)
Namur	Namur	Namur (fully)
Neufchâteau	Luxemburg	Neufchâteau (fully) Bastogne (partly)
Nivelles	Walloon Brabant	Nivelles (fully)
Oudenaarde	East Flanders	Oudenaarde (fully) Aalst (partly)
Tongeren	Limburg	Tongeren(fully) Maaseik(partly)
Tournai	Hainaut	Tournai (fully) Ath (partly) Soignies (partly)
Turnhout	Antwerp	Turnhout (fully)
Verviers	Liège	Verviers (partly)
Veurne	West Flanders	Veurne (fully) Diksmuide (fully)
Ypres	West Flanders	Ypres (fully) Roeselare (partly)

Electoral

Until a short while ago the electoral circles for the parliaments were electoral arrondissements; at present these circles are the provinces, except for the arrondissements Brussels-Capital

Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital

The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital 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....

 (geographically coinciding with the Brussels-Capital Region) and Halle-Vilvoorde (one of the two districts in the province Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...

 in the Flemish region), which together still form the electoral circle Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde is a Belgian electoral and judicial arrondissement in the center of the country, encompassing:* the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region, which coincides...

 (in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 kieskring Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde, in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 cercle or circonscription électoral Bruxelles-Hal-Vilvorde).

• For the elections of the Walloon Parliament
  Walloon Parliament
  The Walloon Parliament , formerly the Walloon Regional Council , is the Parliament of the Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, one of the self-governing Regions of Belgium with Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region...
  
  , 13 arrondissements (or grouped arrondissements) are still being used as electoral circles:
  • Arlon
    Arrondissement of Arlon
    The Arrondissement of Arlon is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Marche-en-Famenne
    Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne
    The Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Bastogne
    Arrondissement of Bastogne
    The Arrondissement of Bastogne is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Mons
    Arrondissement of Mons
    The Arrondissement of Mons is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Charleroi
    Arrondissement of Charleroi
    The Arrondissement of Charleroi is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Dinant
    Arrondissement of Dinant
    The Arrondissement of Dinant is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Namur, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Philippeville
    Arrondissement of Philippeville
    The Arrondissement of Philippeville is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Philippeville consists of the following municipalities:* Cerfontaine* Couvin* Doische...
    
    
  • Tournai
    Arrondissement of Tournai
    The Arrondissement of Tournai is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Ath
    Arrondissement of Ath
    The Arrondissement of Ath is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Mouscron
    Arrondissement of Mouscron
    The Arrondissement of Mouscron is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Its municipalities are a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.-Municipalities:...
    
    
  • Huy
    Arrondissement of Huy
    The Arrondissement of Huy is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Province of Liège, Belgium.It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Waremme
    Arrondissement of Waremme
    The Arrondissement of Waremme is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Province of Liège, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Waremme consists of the following municipalities:* Berloz* Braives* Crisnée* Donceel* Faimes...
    
    
  • Liège
    Arrondissement of Liège
    The Arrondissement of Liège is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Province of Liège, Belgium.It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Liège also comprises the municipalities of Berloz, Crisnée, Donceel, Faimes,...
    
    
  • Namur
    Arrondissement of Namur
    The Arrondissement of Namur is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Namur, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Neufchâteau
    Arrondissement of Neufchâteau (Belgium)
    The Arrondissement of Neufchâteau is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
     – Virton
    Arrondissement of Virton
    The Arrondissement of Virton is one of the five administrative arrondissements in the Province of Luxembourg, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Virton consists of the following municipalities:* Chiny* Étalle* Florenville* Habay...
    
    
  • Nivelles
    Arrondissement of Nivelles
    The Arrondissement of Nivelles is the only administrative arrondissement in the Belgian Province of Walloon Brabant, and thus comprises the whole province.It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Thuin
    Arrondissement of Thuin
    The Arrondissement of Thuin is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Thuin consists of the following municipalities:* Anderlues* Beaumont* Binche* Chimay* Erquelinnes...
    
    
  • Verviers
    Arrondissement of Verviers
    The Arrondissement of Verviers is one of the four administrative arrondissements in the Province of Liège, Belgium. It is also a judicial arrondissement. However, only the municipalities in the French Community belong to this judicial arrondissement...
    
    
  • Soignies
    Arrondissement of Soignies
    The Arrondissement of Soignies is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.The Administrative Arrondissement of Soignies consists of the following municipalities:* Braine-le-Comte* Ecaussinnes* Enghien...