Arrondissement of Bruges

Arrondissement of Bruges Arrondissement Brugge
Arrondissement of Belgium
Location of the arrondissement in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°12′N 3°12′E / 51.2°N 3.2°E / 51.2; 3.2
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Province	West Flanders
Municipalities	10
Area
• Total	661.29 km2 (255.33 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	281,256
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Bruges (Dutch: Arrondissement Brugge; French: Arrondissement de Bruges) is one of the eight administrative arrondissements in the Province of West Flanders, Belgium.

It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Bruges also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Ostend, most of the Arrondissement of Tielt (except the municipalities of Meulebeke, Dentergem, Oostrozebeke and Wielsbeke), as well as the municipality of Lichtervelde (in the Arrondissement of Roeselare).