What is Belfast?

What is Belfast?

For many, it is the most striking of the Northern Ireland cities they have visited, a city whose beauty rivals anything that may appear on the tourist trail, and whose history and heritage is as long as that of any city in Britain.

But you won’t find the tourist brochures or guidebooks talking of Belfast as Belfast. For one thing, its attractions are so numerous – the Royal Belfast Academy, the City Hall, the Belfast Telegraph and the Irish Times Building – thatWhat is Belfast?

The Belfast Tourist Board produces a free map of Belfast with information on accommodation, transport and events.

Belfast in Numbers

Over 1.1 million residents live in Belfast.

Belfast has a population of 24,878.

Belfast has a population of more than 3.3 million.

Belfast has a population of more than 3.3 million.

Belfast is the most populous city in Northern IrelandWhat is Belfast?

Belfast is a city and the largest city in Northern Ireland. The population is the fifth largest in England and Wales and the fourth largest in the United Kingdom.

Belfast is also the name of a County, and a District.

Its origins date back to the Celts who settled there in the early 7th century. The medieval period marked the beginning of the city’s evolution and growth. The city’s history has been marked by two world