Brussels metropolitan area

Summary

Brussels metropolitan area is a metropolitan area^[1]. It draws 6,304 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_area category, ranking #25 of 105).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brussels metropolitan area is located in Belgium^[3].
• Brussels metropolitan area is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Brussels metropolitan area is on the body of water Brussels–Charleroi Canal^[5].
• Brussels metropolitan area is on the body of water Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal^[6].
• Brussels metropolitan area is on the body of water Senne^[7].
• Brussels metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[8].
• The location of Brussels metropolitan area was Brussels^[9].
• Brussels metropolitan area's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[10].
• 979 marks the founding of Brussels metropolitan area^[11].
• Brussels metropolitan area's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.846666666667, 'longitude': 4.3525}^[12].
• Brussels metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+2639000'}^[13].
• Brussels metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+3350969'}^[14].
• Brussels metropolitan area has a population of {'amount': '+3343303'}^[15].
• Brussels metropolitan area's described by source is recorded as Topographia Circuli Burgundici^[16].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Brussels-Capital Region^[17].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Flemish Brabant^[18].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Walloon Brabant^[19].
• Brussels metropolitan area's short name is recorded as BXL^[20].
• Brussels metropolitan area's short name is recorded as BXL^[21].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Brussels^[22].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Brussels-Capital Region^[23].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Brussels^[24].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as District of Brussels^[25].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital^[26].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Q29016809^[27].

Body

Geography

Brussels metropolitan area is in the country of Belgium^[4]. It is located in Belgium^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Brussels–Charleroi Canal^[5], a canal^[28], in Belgium^[29]; Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal^[6], a canal^[30], in Belgium^[31], founded in 1561^[32]; and Senne^[7], a river^[33], in Belgium^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Brussels metropolitan area sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+13'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2639000'}^[13], {'amount': '+3350969'}^[14], and {'amount': '+3343303'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Brussels metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[8].

History and Context

979 marks the founding of Brussels metropolitan area^[11].

Why It Matters

Brussels metropolitan area draws 6,304 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_area category, ranking #25 of 105).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]