List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region


The 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region are the political subdivisions of Belgium's central region. The government of each municipality is responsible for the handling of local level duties, such as law enforcement and the upkeep of schools and roads within its borders. Municipal administration is also conducted by a mayor, a council, and an executive.
In 1831, Belgium was divided into 2,739 municipalities, including the 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region. Unlike most of the municipalities in Belgium, the ones located in the Brussels-Capital Region were not merged with others during mergers occurring in 1964, 1970, and 1975. However, several municipalities outside of the Brussels-Capital Region have been merged with the City of Brussels throughout its history including Laken, Haren, and Neder-Over-Heembeek, which were merged into the City of Brussels in 1921.
The largest and most populous of the municipalities is the City of Brussels, covering with 176,545 inhabitants. The least populous is Koekelberg with 21,609 inhabitants, and the smallest in area is Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, which is only and also has the highest population density of the 19 with 24,650 inhabitants per km². Watermael-Boitsfort has the lowest population density, at 1,928 per km².

List

The names of the municipalities are given in the two official languages of the Brussels-Capital Region: French and Dutch. The numbers in the "#" row refer to the map above.
French nameDutch nameFlagCoApost
code		Population
AreaPopulation density
Ref.
1AnderlechtAnderlecht1070118,24117.76,680
2AuderghemOudergem116033,31309.03,701
3Berchem-Sainte-AgatheSint-Agatha-Berchem108224,70102.98,518
4Bruxelles-Ville*Stad Brussel*1000
1020
1120
1130		176,54532.65,415
5EtterbeekEtterbeek104047,41403.115,295
6EvereEvere114040,39405.08,079
7ForestVorst119055,74606.28,991
8GanshorenGanshoren108324,59602.59,838
9IxellesElsene105086,24406.313,690
10JetteJette109051,93305.010,387
11KoekelbergKoekelberg108121,60901.218,008
12Molenbeek-Saint-JeanSint-Jans-Molenbeek108096,62905.916,378
13Saint-GillesSint-Gillis106050,47102.520,188
14Saint-Josse-ten-NoodeSint-Joost-ten-Node121027,11501.124,650
15SchaerbeekSchaarbeek1030133,04208.116,425
16UccleUkkel118082,30722.93,594
17Watermael-BoitsfortWatermaal-Bosvoorde117024,87112.91,928
18Woluwe-Saint-LambertSint-Lambrechts-Woluwe120055,21607.27,669
19Woluwe-Saint-PierreSint-Pieters-Woluwe115041,21708.94,631

* — “City of Brussels”/“Brussels-City”