List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population

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This is a list of the 25 largest towns and cities on the island of Ireland by population. It therefore includes towns and cities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The population figures listed for the city or town itself. The figures for Northern Ireland towns are based on the 2001 UK Census, while the figures for towns in the Republic are based on the 2006 Census of Ireland.

Rank Settlement Population Province County Description
1 Dublin 1,110,627 Leinster County Dublin Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland and has been the island's largest settlement since the Middle Ages. Situated on Ireland's east coast, it is the only Irish city with a population exceeding 1 million people.
2 Belfast 483,418 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland and is home to its devolved government and power-sharing assembly. The 14th-largest city in the United Kingdom by population, Belfast received city status in 1888.
3 Cork 198,582 Munster County Cork Cork is the largest city in the province of Munster in the south of Ireland. Cork is one of Ireland's oldest cities, having received city status in the 900s.
4 Limerick 95,854 Munster County Limerick, County Clare Limerick is the principal city of Ireland's Mid-west region, also known as the Shannon region and is the second-largest city in Munster.
5 Derry 93,512 Ulster County Londonderry Derry is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and Ulster.
6 Galway 76,778 Connacht County Galway Galway is the largest city in the province of Connacht and the sparsely-populated West of Ireland.
7 Lisburn 71,465 Ulster County Antrim, County Down Lisburn was granted city status in 2002. The city lies on the border between County Antrim and County Down; Northern Ireland's two most populated counties. Lisburn is the largest inland city on the island. Though a city in its own right, it is also part of the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
8 Newtownabbey 62,056 Ulster County Antrim Newtownabbey is the largest town in Northern Ireland and Ireland as a whole. It is a suburb of Belfast lying to the north of the city.
9 Bangor 60,260 Ulster County Down Located in County Down, the town of Bangor is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area.
10 Waterford 51,519 Munster County Waterford, County Kilkenny Waterford is the largest city in the south east of Ireland and is the third-largest in the province of Munster. It is the island of Ireland’s oldest surviving city founded by Vikings in the 9th century AD.
11 Drogheda 38,578[1] Leinster County Louth, County Meath Drogheda is the largest town in the Republic of Ireland, located in County Louth with its southern environs located in County Meath.
12 Dundalk[2] 37,816[3] Leinster County Louth Dundalk is the county town of Louth.
13 Swords[4] 36,924 Leinster County Dublin Swords is a Northside suburban town of Dublin located in the Fingal council area of Dublin. It is the heart of the North County Dublin metropolitan area and is the second-largest settlement in Dublin after the city itself.
14 Bray[5] 31,872 Leinster County Wicklow Bray is the most populous town in County Wicklow.
15 Ballymena 28,717 Ulster County Antrim Ballymena is a town located in North County Antrim.
16 Navan[6] 28,559 Leinster County Meath Navan is the largest town in County Meath.
17 Newtownards 27,821 Ulster County Down
18 Newry 27,433 Ulster County Down Granted city status in 2002, it is Northern Ireland's fourth-largest city.
19 Carrickfergus 27,201 Ulster County Antrim
20 Ennis[7] 25,360 Munster County Clare The county town and largest urban centre in County Clare.
21 Coleraine 25,089 Ulster County Londonderry
22 Kilkenny[8] 24,423 Leinster County Kilkenny Kilkenny was granted city status in 1609. It is the smallest city in the Republic.
23 Tralee[9] 23,693 Munster County Kerry
24 Carlow[10] 23,030 Leinster County Carlow
25 Portadown 22,100 Ulster County Armagh

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  2. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
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  4. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  5. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  6. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  7. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  8. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  9. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
  10. ↑ http://www.airo.ie/news/census-2011-irish-towns-categorised-population-area-and-change
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