Dublin
capital city of Ireland
More information: Dublin Travel Guide
| Dublin Baile Átha Cliath |
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Top: Dublin Custom House, Middle: O'Connell Street, Bottom left: Temple Bar, Bottom right: Phoenix Park.
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| Motto(s): Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas Latin: literally, "The citizens' obedience is the city's happiness" (rendered more loosely as "Happy the city where citizens obey" by the council itself) |
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 Location of Dublin |
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| Coordinates: 53°20′52″N 6°15′35″W / 53.34778°N 6.25972°WCoordinates: 53°20′52″N 6°15′35″W / 53.34778°N 6.25972°W | ||
| Country | Ireland | |
| Province | Leinster | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City | |
| • Lord Mayor | Brendan Carr | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 921 km2 (356 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 6,980 km2 (2,690 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • City | 505,739 | |
| • Urban | 1,045,769 | |
| • Metro | 1,661,185 | |
| • Demonym | Dubliner, Dub, Jackeen | |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | |
| Postal districts | D1-18, 20, 22, 24, D6W | |
| Area code(s) | 01 | |
| Website | www |
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland.[1] The Greater Dublin Area has a population of 1,187,176 people.[2] Dublin is also the biggest city on the island of Ireland.
Dublin was built by the Vikings and is built upon the river Liffey. The river divides the city into two parts, North Dublin and South Dublin.
Many famous writers lived in Dublin. Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw were born in Dublin. James Joyce is probably Dublin's best known and most international writer.
Dublin is home to Ireland's largest stadium, Croke Park. It can hold up to 85,000 people. Croke Park is the usual venue for all Ireland hurling and football finals.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "BBC News - Ireland country profile". BBC News. London: BBC. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "CSO: Statistics: Population of each Province, County and City 2006". cso.ie. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 2 February 2011. Check date values in:
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Other websitesEdit
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dublin. |
- "The Reflecting City"
- Dublin GDP stats
- WikiSatellite view of Dublin at WikiMapia
- The Dublin Community Blog
- Satellite map of Dublin - Including local geographic features.
- Dublin - Tourist information.