Etterbeek is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. On January 1st, 2003 the municipality had a total population of 41,049 (19,312 males and 21,707 females). The total area is 3.12 km² which gives a population density of 13,156.73 inhabitants per km².
Its postcode is 1040.
It neighbours the municipalities of The City of Brussels, Ixelles, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Schaerbeek.
The main campus of the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is situated in this municipality.