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Luimneach
City
View looking northeast along the River Shannon
View looking northeast along the River Shannon
Flag of Limerick
Coat of arms of Limerick
Motto(s): 
Urbs Antiqua Fuit
Studiisque Asperrima Belli
  (Latin)
"There was an ancient city
very fierce in the skills of war"[1]
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyLimerick
Founded812 A.D.
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorMaria Byrne[2]
 • LEAs3
 • Dáil ÉireannLimerick City, Limerick
 • European ParliamentSouth
Area
 • City51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2006)[3]
 • Metro
90,757
 • City
52,539
 • Suburbs
38,218
DemonymLimerickman
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Area code(+353) 61
Car platesL
Websitewww.LimerickCity.ie
  1. ^ "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. ^ "The Mayor of Limerick City, Limerick City Council". Limerick.ie. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-08.