Dublin

Dublin (/ˈdʌblɪn/ ^ⓘ; Irish: Baile Átha Cliath,[9] pronounced [ˈbˠalʲə aːhə ˈclʲiə] or [ˌbʲlʲaː ˈclʲiə]) is the capital and largest city of Ireland.[10][11] 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 municipal 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 1,458,154.[6][7][12]

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Dublin Irish: Baile Átha Cliath
Capital city
Clockwise from top: Samuel Beckett Bridge; Trinity College; The Custom House; Dublin Castle; O'Connell Bridge; and Convention Centre
Flag 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]
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Coordinates: 53°21′00″N 06°15′37″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Region	Eastern and Midland
County	County Dublin
Founded	Unknown[3]
Government
• Local authority	Dublin City Council
• Headquarters	Dublin City Hall
• Lord Mayor	Daithí de Róiste (Fianna Fáil)
• Dáil constituencies	Dublin Central Dublin Bay North Dublin North-West Dublin South-Central Dublin Bay South
• EP constituency	Dublin
Area [4][5]
• Capital city	117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
• Urban	345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Capital city	592,713[6]
• Density	5,032/km2 (13,030/sq mi)
• Urban	1,263,219[7]
• Urban density	3,659/km2 (9,480/sq mi)
• Ethnicity (2011 census)	Ethnic groups 90.04% White 78.37% White Irish 11.29% White Other 0.37% Irish Traveller   4.21% Asian / Asian Irish   1.30% Black / Black Irish   1.51% Other / Mixed background   2.94% Not stated
Demonyms	Dubliner, Dub
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode	D01 to D18, D20, D22, D24 & D6W
Area code	01 (+3531)
GDP[8]	€157.2 billion (city) €222.1 billion (greater)
GDP per capita	€108,500 (city) €106,600 (greater)
Website	Official website

A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century,[13] 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.[13] 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.[14] Following independence in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, renamed Ireland in 1937. As of 2018^[update], 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.[15][16]