Ganshoren
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Ganshoren (Template:IPA; Template:IPA) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Jette, and Koekelberg, as well as the Flemish municipality of Asse. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
Template:As of, the municipality had a population of 25,564 inhabitants.<ref name="IBSA">Template:Cite web</ref> The total area is Template:Convert, which gives a population density of Template:Convert.<ref name="IBSA" />
Politics
[edit]The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On that occasion, Pierre Kompany was elected mayor of Ganshoren. He was the first black mayor in Belgium, and is the father of footballer Vincent Kompany.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The current mayor is Jean-Paul Van Laethem.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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