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Cork
Corcaigh
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City
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From top, left to right: City Hall, the English Market, Quadrangle in UCC, the River Lee, Shandon Steeple
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| Nicknames:
The Rebel City, Leeside, The Real Capital
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| State | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Region | Southern |
| County | Cork |
| Founded | 6th century AD |
| City rights | 1185 AD |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cork City Council |
| • Lord Mayor | Deirdre Forde (FG) |
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| • Dáil constituency | |
| • European Parliament | South |
| Area | |
| • City | 187 km2 (72 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 820 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Population
(2022)
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| • City | 222,333[3] |
| • Density | 1,188/km2 (3,080/sq mi) |
| • Metro
(2017)
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305,222[5] |
| • Demonym | Corkonian or Leesider |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode |
T12 and T23
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| Area code | 021 |
| Vehicle index mark code |
C |
| Website | www.corkcity.ie |