Morlanwelz
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Morlanwelz | ||
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Municipality | ||
Morlanwelz town hall
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Location in Belgium | ||
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Country | Belgium | |
Community | French Community | |
Region | Wallonia | |
Province | Hainaut | |
Arrondissement | Thuin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Christian Moureau | |
• Governing party/ies | PS | |
Area | ||
• Total | 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) | |
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
• Total | 19,118 | |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
Postal codes | 7140, 7141 | |
Area codes | 064 | |
Website | www.morlanwelz.be |
Morlanwelz is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km² which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km². Its postcode is 7140.
The Morlanwelz municipality includes the old municipalities of Morlanwelz-Mariemont, Carnières, and Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde.
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Sister cities
Notable people of Morlanwelz
Born in Morlanwelz:
- Elio Di Rupo (1951), Belgian prime minister.
- fr (1835–1880), industrialist and promotor of Belgian horticulture[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.[3]
Resided in Morlanwelz:
- Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
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References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ Arthur Warocqué (French)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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