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Charleroi ) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2005 Charleroi had a total population of 201,373. The total area is 102.08 km² which gives a population density of 1,972.75 inhabitants per km². The agglomeration has a population of around 500,000. The inhabitants are called i.

The municipality features an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassmakings, chemicals, electrical engineerings. Charleroi is in the center of a vast coal basin, called i

The origin of the city is a small village named Charnoy, in 1666 the Spaniards build there a fortress which was named Charleroy in the honor of the child-king Charles II.

The local airport, Charleroi Brussels South, is used by Wizzair, Tarom and Ryanair.

Public transport is run by TEC (Transport En Commun), the Wallon public transport company. The greater Charleroi region is served by bus lines and a Lightrail or Metro system (Métro Léger de Charleroi) which is known for not being completed: parts of the track are built but never put in use.