Dublin

Summary

Dublin is a big city^[1]. Dublin ranks in the top 0.67% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,507 views/month, #2 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dublin was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Dublin was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[4].
• Dublin was a member of League of Historical Cities^[5].
• Dublin is located in Dublin City^[6].
• Dublin is in the country of Ireland^[7].
• Dublin is on the body of water Liffey^[8].
• Dublin is on the body of water Irish Sea^[9].
• Dublin is on the body of water Q1542268^[10].
• Dublin is on the body of water River Dodder^[11].
• Dublin's head of government is recorded as Paul McAuliffe^[12].
• Dublin's head of government is recorded as Mícheál Mac Donncha^[13].
• Dublin's image is recorded as Dublin - aerial - 2025-07-07 01.jpg^[14].
• Dublin's continent is recorded as Europe^[15].
• Dublin's instance of is recorded as big city^[16].
• Dublin's instance of is recorded as largest city^[17].
• Dublin's instance of is recorded as port city^[18].
• Dublin's flag image is recorded as IRL Dublin flag.svg^[19].
• Dublin's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat-of-arms-of-Dublin.svg^[20].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vilnius^[21].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Jose^[22].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[23].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liverpool^[24].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[25].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan^[26].
• Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budapest^[27].

Body

Geography

Dublin is in the country of Ireland^[7]. Dublin is located in Dublin City^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Liffey^[8], a river^[28], in Ireland^[29]; Irish Sea^[9], a sea^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; Q1542268^[10], a canal^[32], in Ireland^[33], founded in 1790^[34]; and River Dodder^[11], a river^[35], in Ireland^[36]. Dublin's continent is recorded as Europe^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+527612'}^[37], {'amount': '+553165'}^[38], {'amount': '+506211'}^[39], and {'amount': '+592713'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[16], largest city^[17], and port city^[18].

History and Context

+0841-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dublin^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dublin include Dublin Airport^[42], an international airport^[43], in Ireland^[44], founded in 1940^[45]; Dublin^[46], a city in the United States^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1987^[49]; place de Dublin^[50], a square^[51], in France^[52]; Dublin Convention^[53], a treaty of the European Union^[54]; and Dublin Township^[55], a township of Minnesota^[56], in United States^[57].

Why It Matters

Dublin ranks in the top 0.67% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,507 views/month, #2 of 300).^[2] Dublin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Dublin is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Dublin include Dublin Airport^[42], an international airport^[43], in Ireland^[44], founded in 1940^[45]; Dublin^[46], a city in the United States^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1987^[49]; place de Dublin^[50], a square^[51], in France^[52]; Dublin Convention^[53], a treaty of the European Union^[54]; and Dublin Township^[55], a township of Minnesota^[56], in United States^[57].