Koekelberg

Koekelberg
Koekelberg
	Municipality
	Koekelberg town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Koekelberg Location in Belgium Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
	Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E
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 Basilica

References

"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

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

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[wikidata-692aaaa06af07b61bd00fe674742d7f0e429826b-v3-1] "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.