Dublin
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Summary
Dublin is a big city[1]. Dublin ranks in the top 0.67% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,779 views/month, #2 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], World Tourism Cities Federation[4], League of Historical Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dublin City[6]
- Country: Ireland[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Liffey[8], Irish Sea[9], Royal Canal[10], River Dodder[11]
- Head of government: Paul McAuliffe[12], Mícheál Mac Donncha[13], Daryl Barron[14]
- Continent: Europe[15]
- Instance of: largest city[16], port city[17], municipality[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Vilnius[19], San Jose[20], Barcelona[21], Liverpool[22], Beijing[23], Milan[24], Budapest[25], Yambol[26], Châteaudun[27], Podgorica[28], Bratislava[29], Guadalajara[30], Cirebon[31], Kyiv[32]
- Legislative body: legislative body of Dublin City Council[33]
- Executive body: office of the Lord Mayor of Dublin[34]
- Postal code: D1-18, 20, 22, 24, D6W[35], D1-18[36], 20[37], 22[38], D6W[39]
- Commons category: Dublin[40]
- Local dialing code: 01[41]
- Inception: 841[42]
- Significant event: Siege of Dublin[43]
- Official website: http://www.dublincity.ie[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dublin (city)[45]
- Commons gallery: Dublin / Baile Átha Cliath[46]
- Population: 527,612[47], 553,165[48], 506,211[49], 592,713[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Dublin[51]
- Time of earliest written record: 140[52]
- Office held by head of government: Lord Mayor of Dublin[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dublin include Dublin Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Ireland[56], founded in 1940[57]; Dublin[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1987[61]; Dublin Convention[62], a treaty of the European Union[63]; place de Dublin[64], a square[65], in France[66]; and Dublin Township[67], a township of Minnesota[68], in United States[69].
Why It Matters
Dublin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Dublin is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Dublin include Dublin Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Ireland[56], founded in 1940[57]; Dublin[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1987[61]; Dublin Convention[62], a treaty of the European Union[63]; place de Dublin[64], a square[65], in France[66]; and Dublin Township[67], a township of Minnesota[68], in United States[69].