List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region

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The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region^[1][2] (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) 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] Municipal administration is also conducted by a mayor, a council, and an executive.^[4]

In 1831, Belgium was divided into 2,739 municipalities, including the 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region (which at that time did not exist).^[5] Unlike most of the municipalities in Belgium, the ones located in the Brussels-Capital Region were not merged with others during mergers occurring in 1964, 1970, and 1975.^[5] However, several municipalities outside of the Brussels-Capital Region have been merged with the City of Brussels throughout its history including Laken, Haren, and Neder-Over-Heembeek, which were merged into the City of Brussels in 1921.^[6]

The largest and most populous of the municipalities is the City of Brussels, covering 32.6 square kilometres (12.6 sq mi) with 148,873 inhabitants. The least populous is Koekelberg with 19,020 inhabitants, while the smallest in area is Saint-Josse-ten-Noode which is only 1.1 square kilometres (0.4 sq mi). The latter also has the highest population density of the 19 with 21,079 inhabitants per km².

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List

The names of the municipalities are given in the two official languages of the Brussels-Capital Region: French and Dutch. The numbers in the "#" row refer to the map above.

	French name	Dutch name	Flag	CoA	post code	Population (2009)	Area	Density (km²)	Ref.
1	text-align:left" | Anderlecht	text-align:left" | Anderlecht			1070	99,085	17.717.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)	5,584	[7]
2	text-align:left" | Auderghem	text-align:left" | Oudergem			1160	30,086	09.09.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)	3,331	[8]
3	text-align:left" | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe	text-align:left" | Sint-Agatha-Berchem			1082	20,976	02.92.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)	7,112	[9]
4	text-align:left" | Bruxelles-Ville*	text-align:left" | Stad Brussel*			1000 1020 1040 1050 1120 1130	148,873	32.632.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)	4,566	[10]
5	text-align:left" | Etterbeek	text-align:left" | Etterbeek			1040	42,902	03.13.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)	13,623	[11]
6	text-align:left" | Evere	text-align:left" | Evere			1140	34,727	05.05.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)	6,920	[12]
7	text-align:left" | Forest	text-align:left" | Vorst			1190	48,906	06.26.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)	7,827	[13]
8	text-align:left" | Ganshoren	text-align:left" | Ganshoren			1083	21,743	02.52.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)	8,856	[14]
9	text-align:left" | Ixelles	text-align:left" | Elsene			1050	79,768	06.36.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)	12,573	[15]
10	text-align:left" | Jette	text-align:left" | Jette			1090	44,601	05.05.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)	8,844	[16]
11	text-align:left" | Koekelberg	text-align:left" | Koekelberg			1081	19,020	01.21.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)	16,222	[17]
12	text-align:left" | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	text-align:left" | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek			1080	83,674	05.95.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)	14,202	[18]
13	text-align:left" | Saint-Gilles	text-align:left" | Sint-Gillis			1060	45,235	02.52.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)	17,917	[19]
14	text-align:left" | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	text-align:left" | Sint-Joost-ten-Node			1210	24,078	01.11.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)	21,079	[20]
15	text-align:left" | Schaerbeek	text-align:left" | Schaarbeek			1030	116,039	08.18.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)	14,256	[21]
16	text-align:left" | Uccle	text-align:left" | Ukkel			1180	76,732	22.922.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)	3,349	[22]
17	text-align:left" | Watermael-Boitsfort	text-align:left" | Watermaal-Bosvoorde			1170	24,134	12.912.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)	1,866	[23]
18	text-align:left" | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	text-align:left" | Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe			1200	49,261	07.27.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)	6,818	[24]
19	text-align:left" | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	text-align:left" | Sint-Pieters-Woluwe			1150	38,651	08.98.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)	4,367	[25]

* — English: "City of Brussels"

See also

• Municipalities in Belgium
• List of municipalities of the Flemish Region
• List of municipalities of the Walloon Region
• Municipalities with language facilities

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Municipalities in Brussels-Capital Region.

• Brussels-Capital Region. Centre d'Informatique pour la Région Bruxelloise (Brussels Regional Informatics Center)
• Interactive map of the 19 Communes (Municipalities) of Brussels

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