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Dutch; Flemish, French, and German.

MECHELEN

Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 51.03°N / 4.48°E

VLG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,791,537

Mechelen is a city in Belgium with a population of 77,530. It sits at 51.03/4.48, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 2 km from Hombeek.

Population 77,530

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Flanders
Coords: 51.03°N / 4.48°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Hombeek Flanders 4,182 2.9 km

SE Muizen Flanders 5,386 3.0 km

S Hofstade Flanders 4,868 4.0 km

W Leest Flanders 2,758 4.4 km

N Walem Flanders 1,988 4.8 km

S Zemst Flanders 21,096 4.9 km

E Bonheiden Flanders 1,840 4.9 km

NW Heffen Flanders 2,172 4.9 km

S Weerde Flanders 2,857 5.8 km

NE Sint-Katelijne-Waver Flanders 19,487 6.1 km

Air access

nearby

EBGB

Grimbergen Airfield

Small airport

10.5 km

EBMB

Melsbroek Air Base

Small airport

12.5 km

BRU

Brussels Airport

Large airport

13.8 km

ANR

Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)

Medium airport

18.4 km

EBAS

Gravenwezel Heliport

Heliport

25.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mechelen?: 77,530 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mechelen in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Mechelen in?: Belgium (BE).
Which airport serves Mechelen?: Grimbergen Airfield (EBGB).
How far is Mechelen from Brussels?: About 21 km.
Does Mechelen 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 Mechelen in?: Flanders.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2791537

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2791537,
    "name": "Mechelen",
    "ascii_name": "Mechelen",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population": 77530,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Brussels",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 51.02574,
    "longitude": 4.47762
  }
}

Context

comparatives

18.5x the population of Hombeek.
2 km from Hombeek.
Same timezone (Europe/Brussels) as 2,255 other cities in Belgium.