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The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region [1] [2] are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region. [3] The government of each municipality is responsible for the handling of local level duties, such as law enforcement and the upkeep of schools and roads within its borders. [4]
The municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region has two official names: a French and a Dutch (sometimes the same). For more information, see List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region . Subcategories
The list of municipalities of Belgium is a survey of the following lists because Belgium is divided in three regions: Brussels-Capital Region or Brussels, see List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region (19 municipalities)
Brussels, [a] officially the Brussels-Capital Region, [b] [12] [13] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. [14]
City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, and Brussels. [1]
The merger of Antwerp with the municipalities of Berchem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Hoboken, Ekeren, Merksem and Wilrijk in 1983 finally reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium to 589 and was the last reorganization of the municipalities for several decades because the merger of the 19 municipalities of Brussels was postponed indefinitely.
Map of Belgium Antwerp Ghent Charleroi Liège Brussels Bruges Namur Leuven. This is a list of most populous municipalities in Belgium.Out of the 581 Belgian municipalities (as of 1 January 2019) the list contains all those with a population over 30,000.
The Brussels capital region is divided into 19 municipalities. Each municipality has its own government, responsible for the handling of local level duties, such as law enforcement and the upkeep of schools and roads within its borders. [3] Municipal administration is also conducted by a mayor, a council, and an executive. [3]