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The largest and most populous of the municipalities is the City of Brussels, covering 32.6 km 2 (12.6 sq mi) with 176,545 inhabitants. The least populous is Koekelberg with 21,609 inhabitants, and the smallest in area is Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , which is only 1.1 km 2 (0.4 sq mi) and also has the highest population density , at 24,650/km 2 ...
The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium [15] and the Flemish Community, [16] but is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south.
Brussels agglomeration. The Brussels metropolitan area (French: Région métropolitaine de Bruxelles; Dutch: Stedelijk gebied van Brussel) is the metropolitan area of Brussels. The metropolitan area covers three regions with an area of 3,377 km 2 (1,304 sq mi). The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Brussels, Leuven and ...
Capital of Belgium: Brussels; Cities of Belgium; Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province.
Unlike most of the municipalities in Belgium, the ones now located in the Brussels-Capital Region were not merged with others during mergers occurring in 1964, 1970, and 1975. [13] However, a few neighbouring municipalities have been merged into the City of Brussels, including Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek in 1921. [14]
Belgium comprises 581 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten; French: communes; German: Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest ...
Brussels; Brussels Capital Region: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale: Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt Brussels City: Rudi Vervoort: Since 2013: 162 km 2 (63 sq mi) 1,249,597 7,700/km 2 (20,000/sq mi) 1000–1299 BE.BR: BE02: BBR Total België Belgique Belgien Brussels City 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi) 11,763,650 383/km 2 ...
The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual in French and Dutch, although French is the majority language and lingua franca. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its complex system of governance, made up of six different governments .