The Arrondissement of Tongeren is one of the three administrative arrondissements

Arrondissements of Belgium

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 in the Province

Provinces of Belgium

Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution...

 of Limburg

Limburg (Belgium)

Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...

, Belgium

Belgium

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. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Tongeren also comprises the municipalities of Bocholt

Bocholt, Belgium

Bocholt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Bocholt had a total population of 12,355. The total area is 59.34 km² which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km². The Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland of the Trappistins is located in...

, Bree

Bree, Belgium

Bree is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Bree had a total population of 14,503. The total area is 64.96 km² which gives it a population density of 223 inhabitants per square km...

, Kinrooi

Kinrooi

Kinrooi is a village located in the Belgian province of Limburg, between Kessenich and Bree.-Municipality:Kinrooi is a municipality since September 18, 1971, when the four municipalities Kinrooi, Kessenich, Geistingen-Ophoven and Molenbeersel were fused. There have been three mayors. The current...

, Meeuwen-Gruitrode

Meeuwen-Gruitrode

Meeuwen-Gruitrode is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Meeuwen-Gruitrode had a total population of 12,583. The total area is 91.26 km² which gives a population density of 138 inhabitants per km²....

, Dilsen-Stokkem

Dilsen-Stokkem

Dilsen-Stokkem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Dilsen-Stokkem had a total population of 19,106. The total area is 65.61 km² which gives a population density of 291 inhabitants per km²....

 and Maaseik

Maaseik

Maaseik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The city is located on the river Meuse , bordering the Netherlands. The Maaseik municipality includes the town of Maaseik and the villages of Neeroeteren and Opoeteren...

 in the Arrondissement of Maaseik

Arrondissement of Maaseik

The Arrondissement of Maaseik is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Limburg, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement...

 and the municipalities of As, Genk

Genk

Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself...

, Opglabbeek

Opglabbeek

Opglabbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Opglabbeek had a total population of 9,607. The total area is 24.98 km² which gives a population density of 385 inhabitants per km².-External links:*...

 and Zutendaal

Zutendaal

Zutendaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2008 Zutendaal had a total population of 6,985. The total area is 32.07 km², giving a population density of 218 inhabitants per km².-External links:...

 in the Arrondissement of Hasselt

Arrondissement of Hasselt

The Arrondissement of Hasselt is one of the three administrative arrondissements in the Province of Limburg, Belgium.It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement...

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Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Tongeren consists of the following municipalities

Municipality

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• Alken
• Bilzen
  Bilzen
  Bilzen is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Bilzen had a total population of 30,057...
  
  
• Borgloon
  Borgloon
  Borgloon is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Borgloon had a total population of 10,152. The total area is 51.12 km² which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per km². Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon.-External...
  
  
• Heers
  Heers
  Heers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Since 1971 it comprises the parishes Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven, and since 1977 also Mechelen-Bovelingen, Rukkelingen-Loon , Heks, Horpmaal, Vechmaal , and Klein-Gelmen Heers is a municipality located in...
  
  
• Herstappe
  Herstappe
  Herstappe is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2008 Herstappe had a total population of 84. The total area is 1.35 km² which gives a population density of 61 inhabitants per km². It is the least populous municipality in Belgium. Only Saint-Josse-ten-Noode...
  
  
• Hoeselt
  Hoeselt
  Hoeselt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Hoeselt had a total population of 9,265. The total area is 30.02 km² which gives a population density of 309 inhabitants per km²....
  
  
• Kortessem
  Kortessem
  Kortessem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Kortessem had a total population of 8,074. The total area is 33.90 km² which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km².-External links:**...
  
  

• Lanaken
  Lanaken
  Lanaken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2007 Lanaken had a total population of 24,724. The total area is 59.00 km² which gives a population density of 415 inhabitants per km²....
  
  
• Maasmechelen
  Maasmechelen
  Maasmechelen is a municipality located on the Meuse river in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Maasmechelen municipality comprises the former communes of Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Vucht, Leut, Meeswijk, Uikhoven, Eisden, Opgrimbie, Boorsem, and Kotem...
  
  
• Riemst
  Riemst
  Riemst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Riemst had a total population of 15,963. The total area is 57.88 km² which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km²....
  
  
• Tongeren
• Voeren
• Wellen
  Wellen
  Wellen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2008 Wellen had a total population of 7,102. The total area is 26.72 km², giving a population density of 266 inhabitants per km²....