| Morlanwelz | ||
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| — Municipality of Belgium — | ||
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| Morlanwelz Location in Belgium | ||
| Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E / 50.450; 4.233Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E / 50.450; 4.233 | ||
| Country | Belgium | |
| Community | French Community | |
| Region | Wallonia | |
| Province | Hainaut | |
| Arrondissement | Thuin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jacques Fauconnier | |
| • Governing party/ies | PS | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2012) | ||
| • Total | 19,118 | |
| • Density | Bad rounding here940/km2 (Bad rounding here2,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 7140, 7141 | |
| Area codes | 064 | |
| Website | www.morlanwelz.be | |
Map of Morlanwelz | ||
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 communes of Morlanwelz-Mariemont, Carnières and Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde.
Sister cities
External links
- Official website: [1]
- Villarosa official website: [2]
- Villarosani.it - Villarosa Citizens Community: [3]
Born in Morlanwelz
- Elio Di Rupo (1951), Belgian prime minister.
- Arthur Warocqué (1835–1880), Industrialist and promotor of Belgian horticulture after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.
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