Map of Brussels, Belgium
Brussels is the capital of Belgium, with a population of about 1,019,022. It lies at 50.8505°N, 4.3488°E. The nearest city on our map is Ixelles, 2 km to the southeast.
Brussels at a glance
Country
Region
Brussels Capital
Population
1,019,022GeoNames
Coordinates
50.8505, 4.348850°51′02″N 4°20′56″E
Time zone
Europe/BrusselsUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Where is Brussels?
- The largest city in Belgium by recorded population.
- The largest city in Brussels Capital on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Brussels
- Ixelles — 2 km southeast
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 3 km west
- Saint-Gilles — 3 km south
- Jette — 3 km north
- Anderlecht — 3 km southwest
- Schaerbeek — 3 km northeast
- Forest — 4 km south
- Evere — 4 km northeast
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert — 6 km east
- Dilbeek — 6 km west
Largest cities in Brussels Capital
- Anderlecht — 160,553
- Schaerbeek — 132,761
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 97,037
- Ixelles — 86,671
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert — 56,584
- Forest — 56,254
- Jette — 52,490
- Saint-Gilles — 50,221
- Evere — 41,667
- Auderghem — 33,984
Largest cities in Belgium
- Antwerp — 529,247
- Ghent — 265,086
- Charleroi — 200,132
- Liège — 195,278
- Anderlecht — 160,553
- Schaerbeek — 132,761
- Bruges — 118,509
- Namur — 110,939
- Leuven — 101,032
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean — 97,037
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.