Dublin

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Dublin
Irish: Baile Átha Cliath
Capital city
Flag of Dublin
Flag
Coat of arms of Dublin
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
The Fair City
Motto(s): 
Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas
"The obedience of the citizens produces a happy city"[1]
Alternatively translated as
"An obedient citizenry produces a happy city"[2]
Dublin is located in Ireland
Dublin
Dublin
Location within Ireland
Dublin is located in Europe
Dublin
Dublin
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°16′W / 53.350°N 6.267°W / 53.350; -6.267
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
CountyDublin
FoundedUnknown[4]
Government
 • Local authorityDublin City Council
 • HeadquartersDublin City Hall
 • Lord MayorJames Geoghegan (Fine Gael)
 • Dáil constituencies
 • EP constituencyDublin
Area
[5][6]
117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
592,713[3]
 • Density5,032/km2 (13,030/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,263,219[7]
 • Urban density3,659/km2 (9,480/sq mi)
 • Ethnicity[a]
(2022 census)[8]
Ethnic groups
DemonymsDubliner, Dub
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode
D01 to D18, D20, D22, D24 & D6W
Area code01 (+3531)
ISO 3166 codeIE-D
GDP[9]€157.2 billion (city) €222.1 billion (greater)
GDP per capita€108,500 (city) €106,600 (greater)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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Dublin (/ˈdʌblɪn/ ⓘ; Irish: Baile Átha Cliath,[10] pronounced [ˈbˠalʲə aːhə ˈclʲiə] or [ˌbʲlʲaː ˈclʲiə]) is the capital of Ireland.[11][12] On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while Dublin City and its suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500,[3][7][13] making it the largest city by population on the island of Ireland.

A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century,[14] followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.[14] The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800.[15] Following independence in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, renamed Ireland in 1937. As of 2018, the city was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha minus", which placed it among the top thirty cities in the world.[16][17]

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