Local time
Sun, 5:10 PM GMT+2Europe/BrusselsCityCapital
Brussels
50.84° N, 4.33° E
- Population
- 1,743,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 9
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 9 cities of Belgium in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Belgium, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Brussels, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Brussels have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name is of Germanic origin, from "broca," meaning marsh, and "sali," meaning room or building.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person