Belfast, Northern Ireland

 "Many people know of Belfast, few know about it."

Northern Ireland

Physical Geography

History

Major Issues

Northern Ireland map

Transportation

Model

Maps

Bibliography

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Belfast is the largest city (city population 300,000, urban area nearly 1 million) and provincial capital of Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom most famous for its troubled political history. This website describes the physical and human geography of Belfast, its history and development, and current issues affecting planning and everyday life in the city.

This page was created by Jenna Hammer in fulfillment of course requirements for Prof. David Lanegran's World Urbanization class at Macalester College.