Belfast

Summary

Belfast is a city^[1]. Belfast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Belfast's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Belfast's instance of is recorded as largest city^[8].
• River Farset is named after Belfast^[9].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bonn^[10].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[11].
• Belfast's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara^[12].
• Belfast's Commons category is recorded as Belfast^[13].
• Belfast's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[14].
• Belfast's local dialing code is recorded as 28^[15].
• Belfast's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.596666666666664, 'lon': -5.93}^[16].
• Belfast's official website is recorded as https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/^[17].
• Belfast's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Belfast^[18].
• Belfast's Commons gallery is recorded as Belfast^[19].
• Belfast has a population of {'amount': '+333871'}^[20].
• Belfast has a population of {'amount': '+345006'}^[21].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[22].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[25].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Belfast's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Belfast covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+114.995472'}^[28]. Belfast sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+333871'}^[20] and {'amount': '+345006'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and largest city^[8].

History and Context

River Farset is named after Belfast^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belfast include HMS Belfast^[30], a light cruiser^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]; Belfast^[33], a locality^[34], in New Zealand^[35]; Belfast International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; Lanyon Place railway station^[39], a railway station^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1976^[42]; George Best Belfast City Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1937^[46]; Belfast Township^[47], a township of Minnesota^[48], in United States^[49]; and Freedom of the City of Belfast^[50], an award^[51], in United Kingdom^[52].

Why It Matters

Belfast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Belfast is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Belfast include HMS Belfast^[30], a light cruiser^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]; Belfast^[33], a locality^[34], in New Zealand^[35]; Belfast International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; Lanyon Place railway station^[39], a railway station^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1976^[42]; George Best Belfast City Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1937^[46]; and Belfast Township^[47], a township of Minnesota^[48], in United States^[49].