Limerick
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| Limerick Irish: Luimneach |
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| Motto: Urbs Antiqua Fuit Studiisque Asperrima Belli (Latin) "There was an ancient city very fierce in the skills of war"[1] |
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| Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6652°N 8.6238°WCoordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6652°N 8.6238°W | |||
| Country | Ireland | ||
| Province | Munster | ||
| County | Limerick | ||
| Founded | 812 A.D. | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Jim Long[2] | ||
| • LEAs | 3 | ||
| • Dáil Éireann | Limerick City, Limerick | ||
| • European Parliament | South | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | ||
| Population (2011)[3] | |||
| • City | 57,106 | ||
| • Urban area | 91,454 | ||
| Demonym | Limerickman | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | ||
| Area code(s) | (+353) 61 | ||
| Car plates | L | ||
Limerick (Irish: Luimneach from Lom na nEach, meaning the Bare place of the Horses) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. The city lies on the River Shannon, with three main crossing points near the city centre and has a 2006 population of 91,000 inhabitants within its urban area.
References[change | edit source]
- ↑ "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. http://www.limerick.com/limerickcitymotto.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "The Mayor of Limerick City, Limerick City Council". Limerick.ie. http://www.limerick.ie/YourCouncil/TheMayorofLimerickCity/. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "cso.ie". http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011pdr/Commentary%20Population%20Age%20etc.pdf.
Other websites[change | edit source]
Media related to Limerick at Wikimedia Commons- Limerick City Council
- LimerickPride
- Architecture of Limerick
- Various online history resources from Limerick City Library
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