- See moreSee all on Wikipedia
Belfast - Wikipedia
Belfast is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel. It is second to Dublin as the largest city on the island of Ireland with a population in 2021 of 345,418 and a metro area population of … See more
Name
The name Belfast derives from the Irish Béal Feirste (Irish pronunciation: [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]), "Mouth of the Farset" a river whose name in the … See moreArts venues and festivals
From Georgian Belfast, the city retains a civic legacy. In addition to Clifton House (Belfast Charitable … See moreIn 2021, there were 345,418 residents within the expanded 2015 Belfast local government boundary and 634,600 in the Belfast Metropolitan Area, approximately one third of … See more
Location and topography
Belfast is at the mouth of the River Lagan at the head of Belfast Lough open through the North Channel to the Irish Sea and to the North Atlantic. … See moreEmployment profile
Services (including retail, health, professional & scientific) account for three quarters of jobs in Belfast. Only 6% remain in manufacturing. … See moreBelfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. Since 1973 it has been a See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Belfast | History, Population, Map, Landmarks, & Facts
Visit Belfast | Official Belfast Tourist Information | Trips to Belfast ...
- People also ask