Borgerhout
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District House of Borgerhout | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Borgerhout | |
Borgerhout Borgerhout | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′00″N 4°26′00″E / 51.21667°N 4.43333°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Antwerp |
| Municipality | Antwerp |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 47,188 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2140 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | www |
Borgerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔrɣərˈɦʌut] ⓘ) is the smallest district of Antwerp, Belgium. As of 2025, the district housed 47,188 inhabitants on 3.93 km².
It was a separate municipality until 1983. On 1 January 1983, it was absorbed into the municipality of Greater Antwerp whereby Borgerhout became one of the 9 districts.
In 2025 Time Out named it the "second coolest neighborhood in the world".