Cork (city)

Cork Corcaigh
City
From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, River Lee, Shandon Steeple .
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  The Rebel City, Leeside, The Real Capital
Motto(s):  Statio Bene Fida Carinis  (Latin) "A safe harbour for ships"
State	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Founded	6th century AD
City rights	1185 AD
Government
• Type	City Council
• Lord Mayor	Mary Shields, FF
• LEAs	6
• Dáil Éireann	Cork North–Central Cork South–Central
• European Parliament	South
Area
• City	37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Population  (2019)https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30927835.html
• City	210,000
• Density	3,194.18/km2 (8,272.9/sq mi)
• Urban	198,582
• Metro	417,211
• Demonym	Corkonian Leesider
Time zone	UTC0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 1 (IST)
Area code	021
Car plates	C
Website	www.corkcity.ie

Cork is a city in County Cork in Ireland. It is the country's second largest city, only Dublin is larger. It is the third largest city on the island of Ireland, as Belfast is also larger. People from Cork are called Corkonians. It was founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth century. 274,000 people live in Cork city and the surrounding urban areas. The River Lee runs through Cork city.

Famous things in Cork City include Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Shandon cathedral, Blackrock castle, Fota wildlife park, Fota house and gardens, and University College Cork. Many famous sports people come from Cork including Roy Keane, Dennis Irwin and Christy Ring. Olympic medal winner Sonia O'Sullivan comes from the town of Cobh just outside Cork city in County Cork.

Twin cities

• China, Shanghai
• United Kingdom, Coventry
• France, Rennes
• Germany, Cologne
• United States of America, San Francisco
• United Kingdom, Swansea

Europe

EU Capital of Culture in 2005.

Other websites

• Cork City Council site
• The Peoples Republic Of Cork
• Architecture of Cork Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine