Bilfawst

Belfast (frae the Airisch Gaelick Béal Feirste, meanin 'saundy fuird at tha fit o tha river';^[11] kent as Bilfawst or Bilfaust in Ulstèr-Scotch) is the caipital citie o Norlin Airlan (Lallans Northren Ireland).^[12] It's tha mucklest urban aurie in Norlin Airlann an tha Stewartrie o Ulstèr an the seicont-mucklest citie on the islann o Airlan.

Bilfawst Erse: Béal Feirste
Skyline an biggins throuoot the City of Belfast
Coat of arms with motto "Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus" (Latin: "What shall we give in return for so much")
Location within the United Kingdom
Area	44.4 sq mi (115 km2)
Population	City of Belfast: 333,000 (2014)[1]  Urban Area: 483,418 (2001)[2] Metropolitan area: 585,996 (2001)[3]
Erse grid reference	J338740
Destrict	City of Belfast
Coonty	Coonty Antrim Coonty Doun
Kintra	Northren Ireland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	BELFAST
Postcode destrict	BT1–BT17, BT29 (part), BT36 (part), BT58
Diallin code	028
Fire	Northren Ireland
Ambulance	Northren Ireland
EU Pairlament	Northren Ireland
UK Pairlament	Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West
NI Assemmly	Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West
Wabsteid	www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Leet o places UK Northren Ireland 54.597°N 5.930°W / 54.597; -5.930

= Banner o Belfast.

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1757	8,549	—
1782	13,105	+1.72%
1791	18,320	+3.79%
1806	22,095	+1.26%
1821	37,277	+3.55%
1831	53,287	+3.64%
1841	75,308	+3.52%
1851	97,784	+2.65%
1861	119,393	+2.02%
1871	174,412	+3.86%
1881	208,122	+1.78%
1891	255,950	+2.09%
1901	349,180	+3.15%
1911	386,947	+1.03%
1926	415,151	+0.47%
1937	438,086	+0.49%
1951	443,671	+0.09%
1961	415,856	−0.65%
1966	398,405	−0.85%
1971	362,082	−1.89%
1981	314,270	−1.41%
1991	279,237	−1.17%
2001	277,391	−0.07%
2006	267,374	−0.73%
2011	286,000	+1.36%
2015	333,871	+3.94%
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