Brussels geodata
Brussels (Brussels Capital) is a capital of a political entity; located in Belgium in Europe/Brussels (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 1,019,022 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Belgium, 54.2% of cities are located further ↓South; 61.6% of cities are located further →East and 63% of cities have higher elevation than Brussels. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Brussels Capital
- Level 2: Bruxelles-Capitale
- Level 3: Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad
- Level 4: City of Brussels
Brussels GPS coordinates[2]
50° 51' 1.62" North, 4° 20' 55.608" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 51.29226°, | 3.64566° |
| Center: | 50.85045°, | 4.34878° |
| Lower-right: | 50.40442°, | 5.05191° |
| Map W x H: | 98.7×98.7 km | = 61.3×61.3mi |
| max Lat: | 51.46791° ⇑45.8% North |
| Brussels: | 50.85045° |
| min Lat: | ⇓54.2% South 49.53771° |
| min Long | Brussels | max Long |
| 2.59368° | 4.34878° | 6.25749° |
| W 38.4%⇐ | ⇒61.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Brussels is 28 m = 92 ft, and this is 71.5 m = 235 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
582 m = 1909 ft | 63% |
| Avg. | 99.5 m = 326 ft | |
| Brussels | 28 m = 92 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 37% |
See also: Brussels elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Brussels is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1747.1 km =1085.6 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Brussels |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4353 | 2704.8 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 1747.1 | 1085.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 3048.1 | 1894 | to South |
| Equator | 5654 | 3513.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Brussels: (largest is in red/bold)
• Beersel
10 km =6.2 mi, 
199°
• Bever
7.7 km =4.8 mi, 
342°
• Diegem
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 
48°
• Dilbeek
6.3 km =3.9 mi, 
267°
• Drogenbos
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 198°
• Grimbergen
9.4 km =5.8 mi, 
9°
• Kraainem
8.6 km =5.3 mi, 
81°
• Linkebeek
9.2 km =5.7 mi, 
185°
• Machelen
9.3 km =5.8 mi, 
44°
• Meise
10 km =6.2 mi, 
351°
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
10.8 km =6.7 mi, 
223°
• Vilvoorde
10.3 km =6.4 mi, 
33°
• Wemmel
7.1 km =4.4 mi, 
334°
• Wezembeek-Oppem
10.3 km =6.4 mi, 
96°
• Zaventem
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 
67°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Bruselas
- In France: Bruxelles
- In German: Brüssel
- In Italian: Bruxelles, Città di Bruxelles
- In Russian: Брюссель
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Belgium existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
