ANTWERP (in French, ANVERS), one of the provinces of the kingdom of Belgium, is bounded on the north by North Brabant, on the east by Limburg, on the south by South Brabant, and on the west by Zeeland and East Flanders. It contains 824 geographical square miles, or 283,311 hectares, equal to 770,924 English imperial acres, and is divided into 3 arrondissements, 22 cantons, and 146 communes. The province is an extensive plain scarcely diversified by an elevation. The arable land, which contains a great proportion of sand, is very fertile, but a considerable part of the country is morass and heath, particularly in the north and east. The population in the beginning of 1851 amounted to 420,556.