Antwerp Province ( ', ) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the North Brabant province of the Netherlands to the north and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp, which includes the Port of Antwerp, the second-largest seaport in Europe. It has an area of, and with over 1.85 million inhabitants as of January 2019, is the country's most populous province. The province consists of three arrondissements: Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region. History During the early Middle Ages the region was part of the Frankish Empire, which was divided into several pagi. The territory of the present-day province belonged to several pagi of which the region around what would become the city of Antwerp belonged to the Pagus Renesium. The Pagus Toxandria stretched from North Brabant into the
La provincia de Antuérpia ( ', ) es la provincia más septentrional tanto de la región flamenca, también llamada Flandes, y de Bélgica. Se limita a la provincia de Brabante del Norte de los Países Bajos al norte y las provincias belgas de Limburgo, Brabante flamenco y Flandes Oriental. Su capital es Antuérpia, que incluye el puerto de Antuérpia, el segundo puerto marítimo más grande de Europa. Tiene un área de, y con más de 1.85 millones de habitantes a partir de enero de 2019, es la provincia más poblada del país. La provincia se compone de tres arrondissements: Antuérpia, Mechelen y Turnhout. La parte oriental de la provincia comprende la mayor parte de la región Campine Historia. Durante la Edad Media la región fue parte del Imperio francés, que se dividió en varios pagi.