Morlanwelz

Morlanwelz

*Marlanwé* (Walloon)
Morlanwelz Marlanwé (Walloon)
Municipality
	Morlanwelz town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Morlanwelz
	Morlanwelz Location in Belgium Location of Morlanwelz in Hainaut
	Coordinates: 50°27′N 04°14′E / 50.450°N 4.233°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	La Louvière
Government
• Mayor	Christian Moureau
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	19,019
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	7140, 7141
NIS code	58004
Area codes	064
Website	www.morlanwelz.be

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.

Sister cities

Notable people of Morlanwelz

Born in Morlanwelz:

Elio Di Rupo (1951), Walloon Minister President.
Arthur Warocqué [fr] (1835–1880), industrialist and promoter of Belgian horticulture^[2] after whom the arum Anthurium warocqueanum was named.^[3]

Resided in Morlanwelz:

Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), Belgian industrialist and Mayor of Morlanwelz (1900–1917)
Marino Stephano née Stéphane Marino (1974–1999), Belgian Trance music producer and DJ.^[4]^[5]