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Mechelen

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Mechelen (highlighted) and its 7 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Mechelen

Mechelen is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 89,313 inhabitants on an area of 66.0 km², a population density of 1,352 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 669 per km² in Antwerp and higher than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Mechelen ranks 15th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 2nd of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 158th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Mechelen borders 7 municipalities:

Postcodes in Mechelen

PostcodePlaces
2800Mechelen, Walem
2801Heffen
2811Hombeek, Leest
2812Muizen

Distances from Mechelen

Tokmmiles
Brussels1811
Leuven2415
Antwerp2616
Ghent5132
Hasselt6339
Charleroi6842
Namur7043
Mons7245
Kortrijk8754
Bruges9056
Liège9157
Ostend10867
Arlon178111

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Mechelen: Wikipedia.