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Belfast

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Country: United Kingdom

Population:585,994

Time Zone:UTC1

Belfast serves as Northern Ireland’s capital, largest city and main port. The River Lagan runs through it, with Belfast Lough and the North Channel linking the city to the open sea. It is Northern Ireland’s most populous city and the second-largest on the island of Ireland after Dublin, with 345,418 residents recorded in 2021 and 704,406 across its greater metropolitan area.