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Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.

MACHELEN

Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 50.91°N / 4.44°E

VLG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,791,951

Machelen is a city in Belgium with a population of 12,252. It sits at 50.91/4.44, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 1 km from Diegem.

Population 12,252

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Flanders
Coords: 50.91°N / 4.44°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Diegem Flanders 5,001 1.6 km

NW Vilvoorde Flanders 36,955 2.1 km

N Peutie Flanders 2,667 2.3 km

E Melsbroek Flanders 2,637 2.7 km

SE Zaventem Flanders 28,188 3.7 km

NE Perk Flanders 2,800 4.7 km

S Sint-Stevens-Woluwe Flanders 9,038 4.8 km

E Steenokkerzeel Flanders 10,566 4.9 km

SW Evere Brussels Capital 41,667 5.0 km

NW Grimbergen Flanders 37,000 5.5 km

Air access

nearby

BRU

Brussels Airport

Large airport

3.2 km

EBMB

Melsbroek Air Base

Small airport

3.5 km

EBGB

Grimbergen Airfield

Small airport

5.5 km

ANR

Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)

Medium airport

31.2 km

EBAS

Gravenwezel Heliport

Heliport

38.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Machelen?: 12,252 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Machelen in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Machelen in?: Belgium (BE).
Which airport serves Machelen?: Brussels Airport (BRU).
How far is Machelen from Brussels?: About 9 km.
Does Machelen have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Belgium?: Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.
What currency is used in Belgium?: Euro.
How many cities are in Belgium?: 2,256 on record.
Which admin region is Machelen in?: Flanders.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2791951

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2791951,
    "name": "Machelen",
    "ascii_name": "Machelen",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population": 12252,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 50.91061,
    "longitude": 4.44174
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.4x the population of Diegem.
1 km from Diegem.
Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.