Humbeek is a small town in

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with approximately 4,574 inhabitants. It is located in the municipality of

Grimbergen Grimbergen () is a Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, north of the capital Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Beigem, Grimbergen, Hu ...

, in the province of

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. Humbeek has an area of 7.87 km² and a population density of 506 inhabitants per km². Humbeek is located along the

Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal The Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal (; ), also known as the Willebroek Canal amongst other similar names, is an important canal in Belgium. The canal has a width of and a draught of , and connects Brussels with the Scheldt river at Wintam a ...

, which divides the village in two.

History

Humbeek was an independent municipality with its own mayor until 1976. On January 1, 1977, it became a submunicipality of

References

Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{Belgium-geo-stub