Koekelberg

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Koekelberg
Municipality
Koekelberg town hall
Koekelberg town hall
Flag of Koekelberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Koekelberg
Coat of arms
Koekelberg is located in Belgium
Koekelberg
Koekelberg
Location in Belgium
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Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Bruxelles-Capitale Koekelberg.svg
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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 (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 20,661
 • Density 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Postal codes 1081
Area codes 02
Website www.koekelberg.be

Koekelberg (French pronunciation: [kukəlˈbɛʁk]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkukəlˌbɛrx]) is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. On January 1, 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.

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

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official site (in French and Dutch)


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