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Anderlecht
Municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anderlecht (French: [ɑ̃dœʁlɛkt], Dutch: [ˈɑndərlɛxt] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°20′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | Flemish Community French Community |
Region | Brussels-Capital |
Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fabrice Cumps (PS) |
• Governing party/ies | PS - sp.a - cdH - Ecolo - Groen - DéFI |
Area | |
• Total | 17.91 km2 (6.92 sq mi) |
Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 120,887 |
• Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1070 |
NIS code | 21001 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | anderlecht.be/fr (in French) anderlecht.be/nl (in Dutch) |
There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within Anderlecht. As of 1 January 2022[update], the municipality had a population of 122,547 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 17.91 km2 (6.92 sq mi), which gives a population density of 6,842/km2 (17,720/sq mi).[2] Its upper area is greener and less densely populated.