Ganshoren
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Ganshoren is one of the nineteen municipalities
Municipality
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 located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium
Belgium
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. On January 1, 2006 the municipality had a total population of 20,970. The total area is 2.46 km² which gives a population density
Population density
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 of 8,541 inhabitants per km².

Pronunciation

  • French
    French language
    French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

    : ɡɑ̃soˈʁen
  • Dutch
    Dutch language
    Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

    : ˈʝɑns(h)oːrə(n)
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