Anderlecht
municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Summary
Anderlecht is a municipality of Belgium[1]. Anderlecht ranks in the top 5% of municipality of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,858 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Cremabru[3], Brulocalis[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital[5]
- Country: Belgium[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Brussels–Charleroi Canal[7]
- Head of government: Fabrice Cumps[8]
- Instance of: big city[9]
- Official language: French[10], Dutch[11]
- Shares border with: Brussels[12], Drogenbos[13], Sint-Pieters-Leeuw[14], Molenbeek-Saint-Jean[15]
- Flag: flag of Anderlecht[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Neukölln[17], Boulogne-Billancourt[18], London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham[19], Zaanstad[20], Marino[21], Sainte-Maxime[22]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Anderlecht[23]
- Postal code: 1070[24]
- Part of: Brussels Fire Department[25], Police Zone South[26]
- Commons category: Anderlecht[27]
- Patron saint: Guy of Anderlecht[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 02[30]
- Official website: https://www.anderlecht.be/fr[31], https://www.anderlecht.be/nl[32], https://www.anderlecht.be/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anderlecht[34]
- Email address: mailto:info@anderlecht.brussels[35]
- Population: 117,412[36], 118,241[37], 118,920[38], 118,382[39], 120,887[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Anderlecht[41]
- Phone number: +32-2-558-08-00[42]
- Replaces: Coop of Brussels[43]
- Contains settlement: Moortebeek[44]
Why It Matters
Anderlecht has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Anderlecht is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]