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Schaerbeek ( French ) or '''Schaarbeek''' ( Dutch ) is one of the nineteen Municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium . (''Schaerbeek'' is actually just an old dutch spelling for ''Schaarbeek''.) On 1 January 2005 the municipality had a total population of 110,375. The total area is 8.14 Km² which gives a Population Density of 13,559.58 inhabitants per km². Famous Belgian singer Jacques Brel was born in Schaarbeek. Today, it is home to a powerful Turkish immigrant community (a significant part of which originates from Emirdağ , Turkey ). It is also home to a large Moroccan population and other immigrant communities. EXTERNAL LINKS
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