Hainaut (province)
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- This article is about the Belgian province. For other uses, see Hainaut.
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| Country |  Belgium |
| Capital | Mons |
| Area | 3,800 km² |
| Population 2004 | 1,283,200 |
| Density | 338 / km² |
| Governor | Claude Durieux |
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Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) in Belgium on the provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant (Flanders) and those of Walloon Brabant and Namur (Wallonia), and on France. Its capital is Mons. It has an area of 3,800 km² which is divided into seven administrative districts (French: arrondissements) containing 69 municipalities. See the medieval history of the County of Hainaut.
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[edit] Districts
[edit] Ath District
[edit] Charleroi District
- Aiseau-Presles
- Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
- Charleroi
- Châtelet
- Courcelles
- Farciennes
- Fleurus
- Fontaine-l'Evêque
- Gerpinnes
- Les Bons Villers
- Manage
- Montigny-le-Tilleul
- Pont-à-Celles
- Seneffe
[edit] Mons District
- Boussu
- Colfontaine
- Dour
- Frameries
- Hensies
- Honnelles
- Jurbise
- Lens
- Mons
- Quaregnon
- Quévy
- Quiévrain
- Saint-Ghislain
[edit] Mouscron District
[edit] Soignies District
[edit] Thuin District
- Anderlues
- Beaumont
- Binche
- Chimay
- Erquelinnes
- Estinnes
- Froidchapelle
- Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes
- Lobbes
- Merbes-le-Château
- Momignies
- Morlanwelz
- Sivry-Rance
- Thuin
[edit] Tournai District
[edit] Trivia
- Hainaut's spanish name Henao, is one of the most common last names in colombia's paisa region
[edit] External links
- Official web site of the Hainaut province (available in French)
- Official gateway to the Hainaut (available in French and Dutch [1])
- The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hainaut (available in French and English)
- Euro Info Centre Hainaut (available in French)
Communities: Flemish • French • German
Regions and provinces:
Brussels-Capital Region
Flemish Region: Antwerp • East Flanders • Flemish Brabant • Limburg • West Flanders
Walloon Region: Hainaut • Liège • Luxembourg • Namur • Walloon Brabant
Arrondissements: Administrative • Judicial • Electoral
Municipalities: of the Brussels-Capital Region • in the Flemish Region • in the Walloon Region
