Tubize is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

Belgium

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 province of Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...

. On January 1 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 684 inhabitants per km².

The municipality includes the former districts of Clabecq

Clabecq

Clabecq is part of the Walloon municipality of Tubize , located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977....

, Oisquercq, Saintes (Belgium) and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

Ateliers de Tubize

Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive

Locomotive

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 works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069

Tubize 2069

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) in Belgium, and two narrow gauge locomotive (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railway

Jokioinen Museum Railway

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s, Finland

Finland

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. Three are preserved in Iran