Belfast (; from Irish: Béal Feirste), meaning "rivermouth of the sandbanks" is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. It is the largest city in the state of Northern Ireland and second largest city on the island. It had a population of 333,871 in 2015.
By the early1800s the former town was home to a major port. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, becoming the biggest linen producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of the Irish linen as well as tobacco-processing, rope -making and shipbuilding industries. Harland and Wolff, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world 's biggest and most productive shipyard. It later also sustained a major aerospace and missiles industry. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast Ireland 's biggest city at the time. It became the capital of Northern Ireland following the Partition of Ireland in 1922.
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