Belfast

Summary

Belfast is a city^[1]. Belfast ranks in the top 0.42% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,797 views/month, #23 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belfast was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Belfast is located in Belfast^[4].
• Belfast is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Belfast's image is recorded as Wikibelfast1.jpg^[6].
• Belfast's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Belfast's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Belfast's instance of is recorded as largest city^[9].
• Belfast's flag image is recorded as Flag of Belfast.svg^[10].
• Belfast's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Belfast.svg^[11].
• Belfast's coat of arms image is recorded as Belfast City Coat of Arms.svg^[12].
• River Farset is named after Belfast^[13].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bonn^[14].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[15].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara^[16].
• Belfast's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137151261^[17].
• Belfast's GND ID is recorded as 4080332-6^[18].
• Belfast's locator map image is recorded as Belfast kart.png^[19].
• Belfast's locator map image is recorded as Belfast dot.png^[20].
• Belfast's locator map image is recorded as Belfast Lough location.png^[21].
• Belfast's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79081343^[22].
• Belfast's Commons category is recorded as Belfast^[23].
• Belfast's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[24].
• Belfast's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Belfast.ogg^[25].
• Belfast's local dialing code is recorded as 28^[26].
• Belfast's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.596666666666664, 'lon': -5.93}^[27].

Body

Geography

Belfast is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Belfast is located in Belfast^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Belfast's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+114.995472'}^[28]. Belfast's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+333871'}^[30] and {'amount': '+345006'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], and largest city^[9].

History and Context

River Farset is named after Belfast^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belfast include HMS Belfast^[32], a light cruiser^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; Belfast International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in United Kingdom^[37]; George Best Belfast City Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1937^[41]; Lanyon Place railway station^[42], a railway station^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1976^[45]; Belfast^[46], a locality^[47], in New Zealand^[48]; Belfast Township^[49], a township of Minnesota^[50], in United States^[51]; and Freedom of the City of Belfast^[52], an award^[53], in United Kingdom^[54].

Why It Matters

Belfast ranks in the top 0.42% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,797 views/month, #23 of 5,534).^[2] Belfast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Belfast is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Belfast include HMS Belfast^[32], a light cruiser^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; Belfast International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in United Kingdom^[37]; George Best Belfast City Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1937^[41]; Lanyon Place railway station^[42], a railway station^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1976^[45]; Belfast^[46], a locality^[47], in New Zealand^[48]; and Belfast Township^[49], a township of Minnesota^[50], in United States^[51].