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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of Municipalities Of The Brussels-Capital Region
The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region. 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. Municipal administration is also conducted by a mayor, a council, and an executive.

In 1831, Belgium was divided into 2,739 municipalities, including 20 within the current Brussels-Capital Region (which at that time did not exist). In 1841, a 21st and 22nd municipality were created when Berchem-Sainte-Agathe formally separated from neighbouring Koekelberg and Jette-Ganshoren split into Jette and Ganshoren. Since then, three municipalities have been merged with the City of Brussels: Laeken, Haren, and Neder-Over-Heembeek, in 1921. 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. However, many territorial changes have occurred, predominantly between the City of Brussels and its neighbouring municipalities.

The largest and most populous of the municipalities is the City of Brussels, covering 32.6 km (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 (0.4 sq mi) and also has the highest population density, at 24,650/km (63,800/sq mi). Watermael-Boitsfort has the lowest population density, at 1,928/km (4,990/sq mi).

List

The names of the municipalities are given in the two official languages of the Brussels-Capital Region: French and Dutch.

No. French name Dutch name Flag CoA Postcode Population
(1/1/2017) 		Area Population density
(km) 		Ref.
1 Anderlecht Anderlecht 1070 118,241 17.717.7 km (6.8 sq mi) 6,680
2 Auderghem Oudergem 1160 33,313 09.09.0 km (3.5 sq mi) 3,701
3 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Sint-Agatha-Berchem 1082 24,701 02.92.9 km (1.1 sq mi) 8,518
4 Ville de Bruxelles* Stad Brussel* 1000
1020
1030
1040
1050
1120
1130 		176,545 32.632.6 km (12.6 sq mi) 5,415
5 Etterbeek Etterbeek 1040 47,414 03.13.1 km (1.2 sq mi) 15,295
6 Evere Evere 1140 40,394 05.05.0 km (1.9 sq mi) 8,079
7 Forest Vorst 1190 55,746 06.26.2 km (2.4 sq mi) 8,991
8 Ganshoren Ganshoren 1083 24,596 02.52.5 km (1.0 sq mi) 9,838
9 Ixelles Elsene 1050 86,244 06.36.3 km (2.4 sq mi) 13,690
10 Jette Jette 1090 51,933 05.05.0 km (1.9 sq mi) 10,387
11 Koekelberg Koekelberg 1081 21,609 01.21.2 km (0.5 sq mi) 18,008
12 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Sint-Jans-Molenbeek 1080 96,629 05.95.9 km (2.3 sq mi) 16,378
13 Saint-Gilles Sint-Gillis 1060 50,471 02.52.5 km (1.0 sq mi) 20,188
14 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Sint-Joost-ten-Node 1210 27,115 01.11.1 km (0.4 sq mi) 24,650
15 Schaerbeek Schaarbeek 1030 133,042 08.18.1 km (3.1 sq mi) 16,425
16 Uccle Ukkel 1180 82,307 22.922.9 km (8.8 sq mi) 3,594
17 Watermael-Boitsfort Watermaal-Bosvoorde 1170 24,871 12.912.9 km (5.0 sq mi) 1,928
18 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe 1200 55,216 07.27.2 km (2.8 sq mi) 7,669
19 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Sint-Pieters-Woluwe 1150 41,217 08.98.9 km (3.4 sq mi) 4,631

* — English: "City of Brussels"/"Brussels-City"

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