City of Brussels

City of Brussels Ville de Bruxelles Stad Brussel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
City of Brussels Location in Belgium
The City of Brussels within Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°21′E / 50.850°N 4.350°E / 50.850; 4.350
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor (list)	Yvan Mayeur (PS)
Area
• Total	32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	178,552
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1000-1130
Area codes	02
Website	www.brussels.be

The City of Brussels (French: Ville de Bruxelles [vil də bʁysɛl] or alternatively Bruxelles-Ville [bʁysɛl vil], Dutch: Stad Brussel [stɑd ˈbrɵsəl] or Brussel-Stad) is the largest municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the de jure capital of Belgium. The City of Brussels covers most of the Region's centre, as well as northern outskirts where it borders municipalities in Flanders.

The City of Brussels is a municipality consisting of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the greater Brussels-Capital Region, namely Haren, Laeken and Neder-Over-Heembeek to the north, and Avenue Louise/Louizalaan and the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos park to the south.

On 1 January 2016, the City of Brussels had a total population of 178,552. The total area is 32.61 km² (12.59 sq mi) which gives a population density of 5,475 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,180/sq mi). As of 2007, there were approximately 50,000 registered non-Belgians in the City of Brussels.

At first, the City of Brussels was simply defined, being the area within the second walls of Brussels, the modern-day small ring. As the city grew, the surrounding villages grew as well, eventually growing into a contiguous city, though the local governments retained control of their respective areas.