Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities located within the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It is situated in the south-western part of the region and shares borders with several other areas, including the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles. It also borders the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.
Like all municipalities within the Brussels-Capital Region, Anderlecht is officially bilingual, with French and Dutch as its official languages.