the capital and chief port of Northern Ireland; pop. 260,700 (est. 2009). The city suffered damage and population decline from the early 1970s as a result of sectarian violence by the IRA and Loyalist paramilitary groups.
贝尔法斯特(北爱尔兰首府、主要港市;2009年估计人口260,700; 20世纪70年代初,爱尔兰共和军和亲英的民兵组织发生派别暴力冲突,城市遭到破坏,人口减少)。