Tubize
Tubize Tubeke (Dutch) | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Tubize Location in Belgium | |||
The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant | |||
Coordinates: 50°41′N 04°12′E / 50.683°N 4.200°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 04°12′E / 50.683°N 4.200°E | |||
Country | Belgium | ||
Community | French Community | ||
Region | Wallonia | ||
Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Raymond Langendries (R.C.) | ||
• Governing party/ies | R.C., PS | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |||
• Total | 25,424 | ||
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 1480 | ||
Area codes | 02 | ||
Website | www.tubize.be |
Tubize (Dutch: Tubeke) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality includes the former districts of Clabecq (Klabbeek), Oisquercq (Oostkerk), Saintes (Sint-Renelde), and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
Ateliers de Tubize
Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran [2]
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
- ↑ "Steam in Asia (West) 2016". internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
External links
- Media related to Tubize at Wikimedia Commons
Pepingen (VBR) | Halle (VBR) | |||
Rebecq | Braine-le-Château | |||
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Braine-le-Comte (WHT) | Ittre |