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Wallonia

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Wallonia
Wallonie  (French)
Flag of Wallonia
Coat of arms of Wallonia
Anthem: Le Chant des Wallons
("The Song of the Walloons")
Wallonia shown within Belgium and Europe
Present-day Belgian Wallonia (dark green) shown within Belgium and Europe.
CountryBelgium
Region in Belgium1980
SeatNamur
Government
 • ExecutiveWalloon Government
 • Minister-PresidentElio Di Rupo (PS)
 • LegislatureWalloon Parliament
Area
 • Land16,901 km2 (6,526 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2022)
 • Total3,662,495 [1][2]
 • Density217/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Official language
French and German
Demonym(s)Walloon (adjective)
Walloon (person)
wallon (adjective)
Wallon (person)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeBE-WAL
Websitewww.wallonie.be
The area and population figures are given for the Walloon Region, not the French Community.

Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonie(n), Dutch: Wallonië, Luxembourgish: Wallounien, Picard: Walonnie, Walloon: Walon(r)eye) or the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne) is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French (98%) and German (2%). Many people understand the local language Walloon, some still speak it, and few people write it. German is spoken mainly in the area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

The capital of the region is Namur. Other important cities are: Liège, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Verviers.

French speaking Walloons share the French community with French speaking people of Brussels.

Current Minister-President of the Walloon Government is Elio Di Rupo.

Provinces

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Wallonia has five provinces:

Province Capital Population
2022
Area
km²
Density
km²
Hainaut Mons 1,351,127 3,813 354
Liège Liège 1,110,989 3,857 288
Luxembourg Arlon 291,143 4,459 65
Namur Namur 499,454 3,675 136
Walloon Brabant Wavre 409,782 1,097 374
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Wallonia (or Walloon Region) is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are:

References

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  1. Population, Statbel
  2. Area, Statbel

Other websites

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Provinces of Wallonia