Tubize

Tubize Tubeke (Dutch)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tubize
Tubize Location in Belgium The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°41.58′N 04°12.28′E / 50.69300°N 4.20467°E / 50.69300; 4.20467
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Michel Januth (PS)
• Governing party/ies	PS, Ecolo, DéFI
Area
• Total	32.77 km2 (12.65 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	25,914
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	1480
NIS code	25105
Area codes	02
Website	www.tubize.be

Tubize (French pronunciation: [tybiz] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Tubeke [ˈtybeːkə]) is a city and municipality of Wallonia 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 districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

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]

• A.F.C. Tubize

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