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Charleroi

Charleroi (French pronunciation: ​[ʃaʁləʁwa], Walloon: Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By January 1, 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by January 1, 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi

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  • Charleroi, contrarian (guest) wrote 10 years ago:
    Charleroi is the third largest city in Belgium after Antwerp and Ghent.
  • I.M. Cooling Tower, Rob Duchesne wrote 11 years ago:
    why did they not use the hot water as a heating sorce for the near by homes and buisnesses and could have been a utility for the area and hot water for everyone in an 25 km area as 480 000 gallons a min would do for 300 000 people in peak morning and 750 000 people off peak times.I see sutch potencial where others see a problem of a closed loop system.
50°26'11"N   4°25'39"E
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