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.
Dublin, the capital of Ireland
Cities and towns listEdit
1st, Dublin
2nd, Cork
3rd, Limerick
4th, Galway
5th, Waterford
6th, Drogheda
7th, Swords
8th, Dundalk
9th, Bray
10th, Navan
11th, Kilkenny
12th, Ennis
13th, Carlow
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ^ 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).)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.