Gran Belfast

Great Belfast (Irish: Mórcheantar Bhéal) is an area that surrounds and includes Belfast, in Northern Ireland. Generally this area includes North Down, Lisburn, Castlereagh and parts of South Antrim including Newtownabbey and Whiteabbey. Greater Belfast is the largest urban area of ​​Northern Ireland and the second largest in Ireland (after Dublin).

In 2001, the urban area of ​​Belfast had a population of 579,276 inhabitants, which made up about one third of the population of Northern Ireland. This area which is the most densely populated of Northern Ireland has two of the largest cities in the province: Belfast and Lisburn and contains five district governments. In 2005 the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan was published.

Coordinates: 54 ° 35'42 "N 5 ° 56'06" W / 54.595, -5.935

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