Belfast
Capital and largest city in Northern Ireland
Summary
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 the largest city in Northern Ireland and the second-largest city in Ireland with an estimated population in 2024 of 352,390, and of 704,406 for the greater metropolitan area.
Originally created by Guppie
1/24/2002, 4:16:44 PM
Modified
6/5/2026, 4:47:47 PM
Recent revisions
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/* Local government */ reference re new mayor
/* The "Quarters" */
/* The "Quarters" */ new Lord Mayor
Yes, as stated in the text, the Framework applies to the whole of NI, but has significant implications for Belfast as NI's major port and industrial centre. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1357237030|1357237030]] by [[Special:Contributions/Elshad|Elshad]] ([[User talk:Elshad|talk]])
Removed Brexit sentence (this applies to all of Northern Ireland, not just Belfast)
rv deliberate disruption
/* */ edited typo
rv, focusing is a valid (and the most commonly used) British spelling.
/* Transport */ Corrected American spelling to 'focussing'.
/* */ Replaced 'in Ireland' with 'on the island of Ireland' to make clear that Belfast is an integral part of the UK, not part of the Republic of Ireland.
Rv blatant vandalism
/* */ fixed typos
/* The Blitz and post-war development */ Hull's challenge to claim that the Belfast blitz claimed the greatest number of bombing casualties outside of of London.
/* */ Removed metropolitan area figure with a dead ref from the lead.
/* The Blitz and post-war development */ Belfast Blitz comparable to the Hull Blitz in loss of life
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1354153076|1354153076]] by [[Special:Contributions/ManfredHugh|ManfredHugh]] ([[User talk:ManfredHugh|talk]]) Weirdly phrased
