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| Country | .svg){kind=small} Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Capital | Liège |
| Area | 3,844 km² |
| Population (2005) | 1,034,000 |
| Density | 269 / km² |
| Governor | Michel Foret |
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Liège (French; Walloon: Lidje; Dutch: Luik; German: Lüttich) is the easternmost province of the Walloon Region, in Belgium. It is predominantly French speaking, with a German speaking minority living along the eastern border with Germany and Luxembourg. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant (Wallonia), and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg (Flanders). Its capital is Liège. It has an area of 3,844 km² which is divided into four administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing 84 municipalities.
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List of Governors
- 1830 - 1831: Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal)
- 1831 - 1832: Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal)
- 1832 - 1844: Charles van den Steen de Jehay
- 1844 - 1846: Henri de Brouckère (Liberal)
- 1846 - 1847: Edmond de la Coste (Liberal)
- 1847 - 1863: Ferdinand de Macar (Liberal)
- 1863 - 1882: Charles de Luesemans (Liberal)
- 1882 - 1908: Léon Pety de Thozée
- 1908 - 1919: Henry Delvaux de Fenffe (Catholic Party)
- 1919 - 1927: Gaston Gregoire (Liberal)
- 1927 - 1937: Henri Pirard
- 1937 - 1943: Jules Mathieu
- 1944 - 1953: Joseph Leclercq (PSB)
- 1953 - 1971: Pierre Clerdent (PRL)
- 1992 - 1990: Gilbert Mottard (PS)
- 1990 - 2004: Paul Bolland
- 2004 - present: Michel Foret (MR)
Arrondissements
The Province of Liège is divided into 4 administrative arrondissements.
Municipalities
Municipalities that have city status have a (city) behind their name.
External links
- Official web site of the Liège province (in French)
- Bureau des Relations Extérieures de la Province de Liège (in French, Dutch, German and English)
- fotokate.pl
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