Koekelberg

Koekelberg
Municipality
Koekelberg Basilica
Flag Coat of arms
Koekelberg Location in Belgium show Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E / 50.867°N 4.333°E / 50.867; 4.333Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E / 50.867°N 4.333°E / 50.867; 4.333
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Pivin (MR)
Area
• Total	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	21,774
• Density	19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1081
Area codes	02
Website	www.koekelberg.be

Koekelberg (French pronunciation: [kukəlbɛʁ(g)]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkukəlˌbɛrx] (listen)) is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. It is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Ganshoren, Jette and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had a total population of 18,157. The total area is 1.17 km², which gives a population density of 15,486 inhabitants per km². In common with all the Brussels municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

The municipality—the smallest in the Brussels region by population—is dominated by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (or Koekelberg Basilica), one of the largest Roman Catholic churches in the world.

Koekelberg town hall

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Koekelberg at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site (in French and Dutch)

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