It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders.

It has an area of 2,118 km2 (818 sq mi) which is divided into two administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities.

The deputy governor is appointed by the Flemish Government on the unanimous advice of the Federal Council of Ministers and must have a considerable knowledge of both the Dutch and the French language.

He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in the peripheral municipalities of Flemish Brabant.

She is assisted by a bureau which consists of two vice-presidents, four secretaries, three quaestors and the floor leaders of the fractions in the provincial council.

The governing majority in the provincial council for 2013–2018 is formed by CD&V, Open VLD, sp.a and Groen.

For the 2013–2018 legislative term, the deputies are divided among the majority parties as follows: two for CD&V, two for Open Vld, one for sp.a and one for Groen.