Machelen
municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde[1]
- Country: Belgium[2]
- Head of government: Jean-Pierre De Groef[3]
- Capital: Machelen[4]
- Official language: Dutch[5]
- Shares border with: Brussels[6], Vilvoorde[7], Zaventem[8], Steenokkerzeel[9]
- Flag: flag of Machelen[10]
- Coat of arms: Wapen van Machelen[11]
- Postal code: 1830[12]
- Part of: Emergency zone Flemish Brabant West[13], Police zone Vilvoorde - Machelen[14]
- Local dialing code: 013[15], 014[16], 016[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Brabantse Kouters[18]
- Official website: https://www.machelen.be/[19]
- Population: 15,417[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Machelen[21]
- Phone number: +32-2-254-12-11[22]
- Contains settlement: Diegem[23]
- Legal form: Cities and municipalities[24]
- List of monuments: Onroerend erfgoed in Machelen[25]
- Different from: Machelen[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 30 m[27]
- Area: 11.59 km²[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[29]
- Annual number of weddings: 31[30]