Brussels, Brussels Capital

Brussels: Municipality and capital city of Belgium

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Location of Brussels on Brussels Capital map.

Quick Facts about Brussels

Population : 185,103
Country : Belgium
State : Brussels Capital (Belgium)
County : Bruxelles-Capitale
Different from : Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region
Head of government : mayor of Brussels
Postal code : 1130, 1120, 1060, 1050, 1030, 1040, 1020, 1000
Phone Area Codes : 02
Official name : Ville de Bruxelles, Stad Brussel
Has part : European Quarter, Pentagon, north extension of Brussels, south extension of Brussels, Haren, Neder-Over-Heembeek, Laeken
Continent : Europe
Annual number of weddings : 693
Patron saint : Michael the Archangel
Named for : home, marsh
Official language : Dutch, French
Altitude : 230 feet / 70 meters
Capital city : Brussels is capital of Flemish Region, Brussels-Capital Region, Province of Brabant, Austrian Netherlands, United States of Belgium, Flemish Community, Belgium, Dyle, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, French Community of Belgium, European Union, South Brabant, Flanders, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 16:33:37 (28th March 2024)
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Bruxelles Brussels-Capital Belgium Map
Bruxelles Brussels-Capital Belgium Map locator map image

Geography

Brussels is located at 50°50'48"N 4°21'10"E (50.8465974826927, 4.35277462005615). It has 7 neighbors: Yet, Zaventem, Wemmel, Vilvoorde, Machelen, Grimbergen and Saint Gilles.

Brussels map

  • Yvan Mayeur , 20 July, 2017 2013-12-13T00:00:00Z
  • Philippe Close , 2017-07-20T00:00:00Z Socialist Party
  • Freddy Thielemans , 13 December, 2013 2001-01-16T00:00:00Z

  • Akhisar
  • Amsterdam
  • Atlanta
  • Beijing (1994 )
  • Berlin (1992 )
  • Brasília
  • Brussels
  • Gabicce Mare
  • Kyiv (1997 )
  • Lagos
  • Ljubljana
  • Macau
  • Madrid
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • Prague
  • Sofia
  • Tirana
  • Vilnius
  • Washington, D.C.

Brussels has 7 neighbours.

  • Yet municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
  • Zaventem municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Wemmel municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Vilvoorde city in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Machelen municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Grimbergen municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Saint-Gilles municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2017 176,545 - census
2018 179,277 1.52% census
2020 185,103 3.15% census

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Map & Images (more maps)

Brussels Map Rouge1745
Brussels Map Rouge1745
Bombardement Bruxelles 1695 01
Bombardement Bruxelles 1695 01
Brussel 1555 Deventer
Brussel 1555 Deventer
Brussels 1837 Saint Gaugericus
Brussels 1837 Saint Gaugericus
Brussels 1837 Jpeg
Brussels 1837 Jpeg
Brussels In Belgium And the European Union
Brussels In Belgium And the European Union
Former Senne
Former Senne
Brussels Metro Map
Brussels Metro Map
Brussels Metro Map 1
Brussels Metro Map 1