Koekelberg

Koekelberg
Koekelberg
	Municipality
	Koekelberg town hall
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Koekelberg Location in Belgium Koekelberg municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
	Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E / 50.867°N 4.333°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 04°20′E / 50.867°N 4.333°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community; French Community
Region	Brussels
Arrondissement	Brussels
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Pivin (MR)
Area
• Total	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	21,638
• Density	18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1081
Area codes	02
Website	www.koekelberg.be

Koekelberg (French pronunciation: [kukəlˈbɛʁg]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkukəlˌbɛrx] ( listen)) is one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. It is bordered by Ganshoren, Jette, Sint-Agatha-Berchem and Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. On January 1, 2006, the municipality had a total population of 18,157. The total area is 1.17 km², which gives a population density of 15,486 inhabitants per km².

The municipality, the smallest in the Brussels region by population, is dominated by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart or Koekelberg Basilica, one of the largest Roman Catholic churches in the world.