Arrondissement of Dunkirk

The arrondissement of Dunkirk is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Dunkirk.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Dunkirk, as "arrondissement" of Bergues, was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Dunkirk is the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the east, the Lille "arrondissement" to the southeast and the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west. The North Sea is to the north of the "arrondissement".
The "arrondissement" of Dunkirk is the largest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has a population of 378,499 inhabitants for a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
The cantons in the "arrondissement" of Dunkirk are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Dunkirk has 111 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: