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 / 50.867°N 4.333°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E / 50.867°N 4.333°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Pivin (MR)
Area
• Total	1.17 km^2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	21,638
• Density	18,000/km^2 (48,000/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

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)

External links

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