Anderlecht

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Anderlecht
Municipality
Anderlecht's Municipal Hall seen from the Place du Conseil/Raadsplein
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Anderlecht
Anderlecht Location in Belgium Anderlecht municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°20′E / 50.833°N 4.333°E / 50.833; 4.333
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels-Capital
Arrondissement	Brussels-Capital
Government
• Mayor	Fabrice Cumps (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS - sp.a - cdH - Ecolo - Groen - DéFI
Area
• Total	17.91 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• Total	120,887
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1070
NIS code	21001
Area codes	02
Website	anderlecht.be/fr (in French) anderlecht.be/nl (in Dutch)

Anderlecht (French: [ɑ̃dœʁlɛkt]; Dutch: [ˈɑndərlɛxt] ^ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within Anderlecht. As of 1 January 2024^[update], the municipality had a population of 126,581 inhabitants.^[2] The total area is 17.91 km² (6.92 sq mi), which gives a population density of 7,066/km² (18,300/sq mi).^[2] Its upper area is greener and less densely populated.