Arrondissement of Cambrai

The arrondissement of Cambrai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Cambrai.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Cambrai was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Cambrai is in the southwest of the Nord department. It borders with the Douai "arrondissement" to the northwest, the Valenciennes "arrondissement" to the north, the Avesnes-sur-Helpe "arrondissement" to the east, the Aisne department to the south, the Somme department to the southwest and the Pas-de-Calais to the west.
The "arrondissement" of Cambrai has an area of , and a population of 163,065 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 Cambrai are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Cambrai has 116 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: