Brussels metropolitan area

Summary

Brussels metropolitan area is a metropolitan area^[1]. It draws 94 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 image is recorded as Brussels ( Ank Kumar, Infosys Limited ) 10.jpg^[8].
• Brussels metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[9].
• Brussels metropolitan area's locator map image is recorded as Agglomeratie Brussel.png^[10].
• Brussels metropolitan area's location is recorded as Brussels^[11].
• Brussels metropolitan area's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Brussels metropolitan area's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-Bruxelles.wav^[13].
• Brussels metropolitan area's pronunciation audio is recorded as Nl-Brussel.ogg^[14].
• Brussels metropolitan area's pronunciation audio is recorded as Lb-Bréissel.ogg^[15].
• Brussels metropolitan area's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[16].
• Brussels metropolitan area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.846666666667, 'lon': 4.3525}^[17].
• Brussels metropolitan area's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2639000'}^[18].
• Brussels metropolitan area's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3350969'}^[19].
• Brussels metropolitan area's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3343303'}^[20].
• Brussels metropolitan area's described by source is recorded as Topographia Circuli Burgundici^[21].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Brussels-Capital Region^[22].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Flemish Brabant^[23].
• Brussels metropolitan area's partially coincident with is recorded as Walloon Brabant^[24].
• Brussels metropolitan area's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'BXL'}^[25].
• Brussels metropolitan area's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'BXL'}^[26].
• Brussels metropolitan area's different from is recorded as Brussels^[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's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2639000'}^[18], {'amount': '+3350969'}^[19], and {'amount': '+3343303'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Brussels metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[9].

Why It Matters

Brussels metropolitan area draws 94 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 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]