The province of Limburg has an area of with a population of and a density of inhabitants per km². The province is divided into three arrondissements ("arrondissementen" in Dutch) with 44 municipalities. Among these municipalities are the current capital Hasselt, the early medieval capital Borgloon, Genk, Diepenbeek (home to Hasselt University), and Tongeren, the only Roman city in the province and regarded as the oldest city of Belgium.