Dublin

This article is about the capital of Ireland. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation).

Dublin Baile Átha Cliath (Irish)
Capital city
The River Liffey and Samuel Beckett Bridge Convention Centre Trinity College O'Connell Bridge The Custom House Dublin Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Fair City
Motto:  Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas "The obedience of the citizens produces a happy city" Alternatively translated as "An obedient citizenry produces a happy city"
Interactive map of Dublin
Dublin Location within Ireland Dublin Location within Europe
Coordinates: 53°21′00″N 06°15′37″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Region	Eastern and Midland
County	Dublin
Founded	Unknown
Government
• Local authority	Dublin City Council
• Headquarters	Dublin City Hall
• Lord Mayor	Daryl Barron (Fianna Fáil)
• Dáil constituencies	Dublin Central Dublin Bay North Dublin North-West Dublin South-Central Dublin Bay South
• EP constituency	Dublin
Area
• Capital city	117.8 km2 (45.5 sq mi)
• Urban	345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Capital city	592,713
• Density	5,032/km2 (13,030/sq mi)
• Urban 0(2024)	1,534,900
• Urban density	4,449/km2 (11,520/sq mi)
• Ethnicity (2022 census)	Ethnic groups 76.82% White     64.24% White Irish     12.19% White Other     0.39% Irish Traveller 5.11% Asian / Asian Irish 1.58% Black / Black Irish 3.50% Other /mixed 12.98% Not stated
Demonyms	Dubliner, Dub
GDP (Nominal, 2023)
• Urban	€248.323 billion
• Per capita	€165,405
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (IST)
Eircode	D01 to D18, D20, D22, D24 & D6W
Area code	01 (+3531)
ISO 3166 code	IE-D
HDI (2023)	0.954(very high)
Website	Official website

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist.

A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century, following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Dublin expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, renamed Ireland in 1937.