Dublin City In Ireland

Dublin
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Dublin
Baile Átha Cliath

                                      City

Nickname(s): The Fair City
Motto: Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas
"The obedience of citizens is the happiness of a city"[1]
 Dublin
Location of Dublin in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′52″N 6°15′35″W
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
Government
 • Type City Council
 • Headquarters Dublin City Hall
 • Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh (SF)
 • Dáil Éireann Dublin Central
Dublin Bay North
Dublin North–West
Dublin South–Central
Dublin Bay South
 • European Parliament Dublin constituency
Area[3][4]
 • City 114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi)
 • Urban 318 km2 (123 sq mi)
Population
 • City 527,612[2]
 • Density 4,588/km2 (11,880/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,110,627[6]
 • Metro 1,801,040[5]
 • Demonym Dubliner, Dub
 • Ethnicity
(2011 Census)
Ethnic groups
Time zone WET (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (UTC+1)
Eircode D01 to D18, D20, D22, D24 & D6W
Area code(s) 01 (+3531)
GDP US$ 90.1 billion[7]
GDP per capita US$ 51,319[7]
Website www.dublincity.ie
Dublin (/ˈdʌblɨn/, Irish: Baile Átha Cliath [blʲa:ˈklʲiəh]) is the capital and largest city of Ireland.[8][9] Dublin is in the province of Leinster on Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey. The city has an urban area population of 1,273,069.[10] The population of the Greater Dublin Area, As of 2011, was 1,801,040 persons.

Founded as a Viking settlement, the Kingdom of Dublin became Ireland's principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Act of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland.

Dublin is administered by a City Council. The city is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha-", placing it among the top thirty cities in the world.[11][12] It is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration, economy and industry.