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Cork (city)

Cork
Corcaigh
City
From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, River Lee, Shandon Steeple.
From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, River Lee, Shandon Steeple.
Flag of Cork
Flag
Coat of arms of Cork
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The Rebel City, Leeside, The Real Capital
Motto: Statio Bene Fida Carinis  (Latin)
"A safe harbour for ships"
Cork is located in Ireland
Cork
Cork
Coordinates: 51°53′50″N 8°28′12″W / 51.89722°N 8.47000°W / 51.89722; -8.47000
State Ireland
Province Munster
County Cork
Founded 6th century AD
City rights 1185 AD
Government
 • Type Cork City Council
 • Lord Mayor Des Cahill, FG
 • LEAs 6
 • Dáil Éireann
 • European Parliament South
Area
 • City 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • City 125,622
 • Density 3,367.88/km2 (8,722.8/sq mi)
 • Urban 198,582
 • Metro 399,216
 • Demonym Corkonian, Leesider
Time zone WET (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (UTC+1)
Eircode T21 and T23
Area code(s) 021
Vehicle index
mark code
C
Website www.corkcity.ie
Main immigrant groups, 2011
Nationality Population
 Poland 6,822
 United Kingdom 3,075
 Lithuania 1,126
 France 960
 Germany 866
 India 824
 Nigeria 640
 Hungary 543
 Slovakia 523
 Spain 520

Cork (/kɔːrk/; Irish: Corcaigh, pronounced [ˈkoɾkɪɟ], from corcach, meaning "marsh") is a city in Ireland, located in the South-West Region, in the province of Munster. It has a population of 125,622 and is the second largest city in the state and the third most populous on the island of Ireland. The greater Metropolitan Cork area (which includes a number of satellite towns and suburbs) has a population exceeding 300,000. In 2005, the city was selected as the European Capital of Culture.

The city is built on the River Lee which splits into two channels at the western end of the city; the city centre is divided by these channels. They reconverge at the eastern end where the quays and docks along the river banks lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the world's largest natural harbours.

The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause during the English 15th century Wars of the Roses. Corkonians often refer to the city as "the real capital" in reference to the city's role as the centre of anti-treaty forces during the Irish Civil War.


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