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Koekelberg
Koekelberg
; Flag	; Coat of arms
Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
	; Koekelberg Location in Belgium
Sovereign state	Belgium
Region	Brussels-Capital Region
Community	French Community; Flemish Community
Arrondissement	Brussels
Coordinates	50°52′0″N 04°20′0″E / 50.866667°N 4.333333°ECoordinates: 50°52′0″N 04°20′0″E / 50.866667°N 4.333333°E
Area	1.17 km²
Population; – Males; – Females; – Density	18,157 (2006-01-01); 48.48%; 51.52%; 15486 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate	25.1% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income	€10,686/pers. (2003)
Postal codes	1081
Area codes	02
Website	www.koekelberg.be

Koekelberg is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

Dutch: [ˈkukəlbɛrç] ( listen)
French: [kukəlˈbɛʁk]

[edit] External links

Official site (in French and Dutch)

Koekelberg town hall

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