Charleroi

Charleroi (Walloon: Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1 2005 Charleroi had a total population of 201,373. The total area is 102.08 km² which gives a population density of 1,972.75 inhabitants per km². The agglomeration has a population of around 500,000. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.

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Charleroi - Walloon - Municipality - Belgian - Hainaut - January 1 - 2005 - Km² - Population density

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The municipality features an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassmakings, chemicals, electrical engineerings. Charleroi is in the center of a vast coal basin, called Pays noir. Surrounding the town, there are still many slag heaps.

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Pays noir - Slag heap

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