Baile Átha Cliath
From upper left: Samuel Beckett Bridge, Grand Canal Theatre, International Financial Services Centre, Four Courts, The Custom House, and Dublin Castle.
Flag of Dublin
Coat of arms of Dublin
Motto(s): 
Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas
"The citizens' obedience is the city's happiness"[1]
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • HeadquartersDublin City Hall
 • Lord MayorGerry Breen
 • Dáil ÉireannDublin Central
Dublin North-Central
Dublin North-East
Dublin North-West
Dublin South
Dublin South-Central
Dublin South-East
 • European ParliamentDublin constituency
Area
 • City
114.99 km2 (44.40 sq mi)
 • Urban
921 km2 (356 sq mi)
Population
 • City
506,211
 • Density4,398/km2 (11,390/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,045,769
 • Metro
1,661,185
 • Demonym
Dubliner Dub
 • Ethnicity
(2006 Census)
Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Postal districts
D1-18, 20, 22, 24, D6W
Area code01
Websitewww.dublincity.ie
  1. ^ "Dublin City Council ',Dublin City Coat of Arms', (retrieved 15 February 2009". Dublincity.ie. Retrieved 17 June 2010.