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Morlanwelz

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Hotel de ville de Morlanwelz
Hotel de ville de Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃we] ; Walloon: Marlanwé) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 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 municipality consists of the following districts: Carnières, Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde, and Morlanwelz-Mariemont.

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Morlanwelz
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Hainaut, Belgium
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