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Douglas

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Also known as Doolish, Douglas, Isle of Man

capital city of the Isle of Man

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Douglas is a city in the Isle of Man, serving as its capital. Located in the administrative district of Middle, the city has a population of 27,938 and covers an area of 10.10. It was established in 1670. The official languages are English and Manx, with the native label Doolish also used. Douglas is twinned with Ballymoney.

The city uses the postal codes IM1 and IM2 and the local dialing code 01624. It operates in the UTC±00:00 time zone. The elevation is recorded as 5 in one source and 31 in another.

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Place details

Locality
Douglas
Country
Isle of Man
Population
26,218
Timezone
Europe/Isle_of_Man

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Encyclopedic overview

Photochrom of Loch Promenade during a storm, 1890s Douglas Promenade, which runs nearly the entire length of beachfront in Douglas Sea terminal in Douglas

Douglas (Manx: Doolish, pronounced [ˈdðuːlʲəʃ]) is the capital city and largest settlement of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021) and an area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km). It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and on a sweeping bay of two miles (three kilometres). The River Douglas forms part of the city's harbour and main commercial port.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Douglas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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