Brussels, Brussels Capital

Brussels: Municipality and capital city of Belgium

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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 :	11:44:41 (21st November 2024)

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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.

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Official website of Brussels

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

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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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