Ceety o Brussels | |
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Location in Belgium
Ceety o Brussels in the Brussels-Capital Region | |
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 04°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E | |
Kintra | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community French Community |
Region | Brussels |
Arrondissement | Brussels |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor (leet) | Freddy Thielemans (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 33.09 km2 (12.78 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 176,545 |
• Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1000-1130 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | www.brucity.be |
The Ceety o Brussels (French: Bruxelles-Ville or Ville de Bruxelles, Dutch: Stad Brussel) is the lairgest municipality o the Brussels-Caipital Region, an the offeecial caipital o Belgium bi law.[2]
Somewha in the wey that the Ceety o Lunnon is different frae Lunnon, the Ceety o Brussels is different frae Brussels. Housomeivver, the expansion o the ceety wis frozen at a later stage than the Ceety o Lunnon, so that in addition tae the auld centre o Brussels, the touns o Haren, Laeken an Neder-Over-Heembeek tae the north, an Avenue Louise an the Bois de la Cambre pairk tae the sooth, are includit.
On 1 Januar 2006, the Ceety o Brussels haed a total population o 144,784. The total aurie is 32.61 km² which gives a population density o 4,440 inhabitants per km². As o 2007, there wur approximately 50,000 registered non-Belgians in the Ceety o Brussels.[3]