List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population
(Redirected from List of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population)
Dublin, the capital of Ireland
This is a list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population. The one hundred largest towns are listed below. Populations are from the 2016 Irish census[1] and represent the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, all cities included are shown in bold.
Cities and towns list
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1st, Dublin
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2nd, Cork
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3rd, Limerick
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4th, Galway
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5th, Waterford
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6th, Drogheda
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7th, Swords
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8th, Dundalk
9th, Bray
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10th, Navan
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11th, Kilkenny
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12th, Ennis
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13th, Carlow
See also
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2002 Census Records
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2006 Census Records
- List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
- List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
Notes
- ^ Swords is the county town of Fingal, an administrative county within the traditional County Dublin.
- ^ Kilkenny, while officially a town, may legally call itself a city. (Local Government Act, 2001 §10(16) and Local Government Act, 2001 §11(16).)
References
- ^ "Census 2016". Central Statistics Office.
- ^ "Settlement Dublin City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Cork City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Limerick City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Galway City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Waterford City And Suburbs". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Drogheda". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Swords". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Dundalk". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Bray". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Navan (An Uaimh)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Kilkenny". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Ennis". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Carlow". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Tralee". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Droichead Nua (Newbridge)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Portlaoise (Formerly Maryborough)". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Balbriggan". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Naas". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Athlone". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Mullingar". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement Gorey". Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.