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County Dublin

county of Ireland
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Summary

County Dublin is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 2,371 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #10 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leinster[3]
  • Country: Ireland[4]
  • Instance of: former administrative territorial entity[5], historic county[6]
  • Capital: Dublin[7]
  • Shares border with: County Meath[8], County Kildare[9], County Wicklow[10]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ballymun[11], Cabra–Finglas[12], Clontarf[13], Beaumont–Donaghmede[14], North Inner City[15], Ballyfermot–Drimnagh[16], Crumlin–Kimmage[17], Rathgar–Rathmines[18], Pembroke–South Dock[19]
  • Followed by: Dublin[20], Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown[21], Fingal[22], South Dublin[23]
  • Commons category: County Dublin[24]
  • Licence plate code: D[25]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[26]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Leinster[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:County Dublin[28]
  • Population: 1,270,603[29]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
  • Replaced by: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown[31], Fingal[32], South Dublin[33]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Dublin[34]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in County Dublin[35]
  • Native label: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath[36]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from County Dublin[37]
  • Different from: Dublin[38]
  • Area: 922.0 km²[39]
  • OpenStreetMap zoom level: 10[40]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Dublin[41]
  • Historic county: County Dublin[42]

Why It Matters

County Dublin has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in County Dublin
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in County Dublin
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 53.416666666667, 'lon': -6.25}
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