Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
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| Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital | |
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Location of the arrondissement in Belgium |
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| Province | none (extraprovincial) |
| Area | 161.38 km² |
| Population | 1,018,804 (01/01/2006) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
The Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital (French: Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale; Dutch: Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad; German: Verwaltungsbezirk Brüssel-Hauptstadt) is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium. Because it is the only administrative arrondissement in the Brussels Region, its territory coincides with that of the latter.
The arrondissement is not a part of any province because the Brussels-Capital Region is extraprovincial, meaning it is not a province, neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any. However, it is the only Belgian arrondissement that is headed by a Governor and a Vice-Governor.
The Brussels-Capital Region is divided into 19 municipalities, of which the City of Brussels is the largest and most populous. See the list of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.