Cork (Erse: Corcaigh, pronounced , frae corcach, meanin swamp) is the seicont lairgest ceety in the Republic o Ireland an the island o Ireland's third maist populous ceety.
It is the principal ceety an admeenistrative centre o Coonty Cork an the lairgest ceety in the province o Munster. Cork haes a population o 119,418, while the addition o the suburban auries contained in the coonty brings the total tae 190,384. Metropolitan Cork haes a population o approximately 274,000, while the Greater Cork aurie is aboot 380,000.
Cork Corcaigh | |
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Ceety | |
Frae tap, left tae richt: Ceety Haw, the Inglis Mercat, Quadrangle in UCC, River Lee, Shandon Steeple. | |
Eik-name(s): The Rebel City, Leeside, The Real Capital | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 51°53′50″N 8°28′12″W / 51.89722°N 8.47000°W | |
State | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Cork |
Foondit | 6t century AD |
City rights | 1185 AD |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Cork Ceety Cooncil |
• Lord Mayor | Tony Fitzgerald, FF |
• LEAs | 6 |
• Dáil Éireann |
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• European Pairlament | Sooth |
Area | |
• Ceety | 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 820 km2 (320 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Ceety | 125,622 |
• Density | 3367.88/km2 (8,722.8/sq mi) |
• Urban | 208,669 |
• Urban density | 1,197.6/km2 (3,102/sq mi) |
• Metro | 399,216 |
• Metro density | 486.8/km2 (1,261/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Corkonian Leesider |
Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode | T12, T21 and T23 |
Area code(s) | 021 |
Vehicle index merk code | C |
Website | www.corkcity.ie |
Cork haes a reputation for rebelliousness datin back tae the toun's support o the Inglis Pretender Perkin Warbeck in 1491 follaein the Wars o the Roses. As a result, Coonty Cork haes earned the nickname o "the Rebel Coonty", while Corkonians aften refer tae the ceety as the "real caipital o Ireland", an thairsels as the "Rebels".
The ceety is built on the River Lee which divides intae twa channels at the wastren end o the ceety. The ceety centre is locatit on the island creatit bi the channels. At the eastren end o the ceety centre they converge; an the Lee flows aroond Lough Mahon tae Cork Harbour, ane o the warld's lairgest natural harbours. The ceety is a major Erse seaport; there ar quays an docks alang the banks o the Lee on the ceety's east side.
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8°28′12″W / 51.897222°N 8.47°W
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