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This is a '''list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population'''. In 2022, the [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office]] (CSO), the [[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]] and [[Tailte Éireann]] created of a new unit of urban geography called Built Up Areas (BUAs) which were used to produce date for urban areas in the [[2022 census of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2022 Urban Boundaries and Built Up Areas |url=https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/census2022urbanboundariesandbuiltupareas/ |website=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|CSO]] |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> |
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This is a '''list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population'''. |
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There were 867 BUAs, representing the entire settlement area of each town and city (including [[suburb]]s and environs). The 150 largest cities and towns are listed below with data from the 2022 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.cso.ie/table/F1015|title=Census 2022 Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movements|publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|CSO]]}}</ref> |
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In 2022, the [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office]] (CSO), the [[Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]] and [[Tailte Éireann]] created of a new unit of urban geography called Built Up Areas (BUAs) which were used to produce date for urban areas in the [[2022 census of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2022 Urban Boundaries and Built Up Areas |url=https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/census2022urbanboundariesandbuiltupareas/ |website=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|CSO]] |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref> There were 867 BUAs, representing the entire settlement area of each town and city (including [[suburb]]s and environs). The 100 largest cities and towns are listed below with data from the 2022 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.cso.ie/table/F1015|title=Census 2022 Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movements|publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|CSO]]}}</ref> |
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==Cities and towns list== |
==Cities and towns list== |
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GPO Portico - Morning.jpg|1st, [[Dublin]] |
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Cork City Hall, February 2018.jpg|2nd, [[Cork (city)|Cork]] |
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LimerickCity Riverpoint.jpg|3rd, [[Limerick]] |
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Galway Harbour 2007.jpg|4th, [[Galway]] |
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Waterford city at night - geograph.org.uk - 1034017.jpg|5th, [[Waterford]] |
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Drogheda2005.jpg|6th, [[Drogheda]] |
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Dkit1 1024x768.jpg|7th, [[Dundalk]] |
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North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 381905.jpg|8th, [[Swords, Dublin|Swords]] |
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Poolboy Bridge, Navan - geograph.org.uk - 412366.jpg|9th, [[Navan]] |
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Brayview.JPG|10th, [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]] |
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Ennis.jpg|11th, [[Ennis]] |
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Liberty Tree Carlow.jpg|12th, [[Carlow]] |
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Kilkenny View from Round Tower to St Mary Cathedral 2007 08 28.jpg|13th, [[Kilkenny]] |
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Main Street, Naas.jpg|14th, [[Naas]] |
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Buildings at The Mall, Tralee, 2021-06-20.jpg|15th, [[Tralee]] |
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|1|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0'''|| [[Dublin|Dublin city and suburbs]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|1,263,219|| align="right" |7.7% |
|1|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0'''|| [[Dublin|Dublin city and suburbs]]||[[County Dublin]] & [[County Meath]]||align="right"|1,263,219|| align="right" |7.7% |
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|2|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0'''|| [[Cork (city)|Cork city and suburbs]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|222,526|| align="right" |6.6% |
|2|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0'''|| [[Cork (city)|Cork city and suburbs]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|222,526|| align="right" |6.6% |
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|90|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ardee]]||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|5,478||align="right"|11.2% |
|90|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ardee]]||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|5,478||align="right"|11.2% |
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|91|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ballybofey |
|91|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ballybofey and Stranorlar|Ballybofey–Stranorlar]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|5,406||align="right"|11.4% |
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|92|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Tipperary (town)|Tipperary]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,387||align="right"|8.2% |
|92|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Tipperary (town)|Tipperary]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,387||align="right"|8.2% |
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|96|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Mountmellick]]||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|4,905||align="right"|2.7% |
|96|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Mountmellick]]||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|4,905||align="right"|2.7% |
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|97|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} |
|97|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} ||[[Duleek]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|4,899||align="right"|16.1% |
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|98|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|4,805||align="right"|8.7% |
|98|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|4,805||align="right"|8.7% |
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|99|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''8'''||[[Listowel]]||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|4,794||align="right"|−0.5% |
|99|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''8'''||[[Listowel]]||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|4,794||align="right"|−0.5% |
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|100|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} |
|100|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} ||[[Carrick-on-Shannon]]||[[County Leitrim]] & [[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|4,743||align="right"|16.8% |
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|101|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Birr, County Offaly|Birr]]||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|4,726||align="right"| |
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|102|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Athenry]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|4,603||align="right"| |
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|103|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Saggart]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|4,573||align="right"| |
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|104|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kilcoole]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|4,569||align="right"| |
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|105|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Newcastle, Dublin|Newcastle]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|4,526||align="right"| |
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|106|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Courtown]]||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|4,365||align="right"| |
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|107|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Macroom]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|4,096||align="right"| |
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|108|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Charleville, County Cork|Charleville]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|3,970||align="right"| |
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|109|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Castleblayney]]||[[County Monaghan]]||align="right"|3,926||align="right"| |
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|110|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Claremorris]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|3,857||align="right"| |
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|111|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Kill, County Kildare|Kill]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|3,818||align="right"| |
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|112|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kilcullen]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|3,815||align="right"| |
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|113|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Mitchelstown]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|3,744||align="right"| |
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|114|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Stamullen]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|3,720||align="right"| |
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|115|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Cahir]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|3,679||align="right"| |
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|116|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Enfield, County Meath|Enfield]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|3,663||align="right"| |
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|117|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Newtownmountkennedy]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|3,539||align="right"| |
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|118|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Rathnew]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|3,482||align="right"| |
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|119|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Clara, County Offaly|Clara]]||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|3,403||align="right"| |
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|120|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Annacotty]]||[[County Limerick]]||align="right"|3,398||align="right"| |
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|121|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Tower, County Cork|Tower]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|3,300||align="right"| |
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|122|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Rathangan, County Kildare|Rathangan]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|3,263||align="right"| |
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|123|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Crosshaven]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|3,263||align="right"| |
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|124|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Virginia, County Cavan|Virginia]]||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|3,211||align="right"| |
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|125|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Ballinrobe]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|3,148||align="right"| |
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|126|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kinnegad]]||[[County Westmeath]]||align="right"|3,064||align="right"| |
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|127|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Moate]]||[[County Westmeath]]||align="right"|3,013||align="right"| |
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|128|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Bailieborough]]||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|2,974||align="right"| |
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|129|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Ballina, County Tipperary|Ballina]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|2,959||align="right"| |
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|130|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kingscourt]]||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|2,955||align="right"| |
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|131|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Bagenalstown]]||[[County Carlow]]||align="right"|2,945||align="right"| |
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|132|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Bantry]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|2,929||align="right"| |
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|133|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Ballyjamesduff]]||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|2,917||align="right"| |
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|134|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Boyle, County Roscommon|Boyle]]||[[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|2,915||align="right"| |
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|135|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Skibbereen]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|2,903||align="right"| |
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|136|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Gort]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|2,870||align="right"| |
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|137|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Sixmilebridge]]||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|2,832||align="right"| |
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|138|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kanturk]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|2,803||align="right"| |
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|139|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Blarney]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|2,779||align="right"| |
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|140|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Ballyhaunis]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|2,773||align="right"| |
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|141|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Carndonagh]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|2,768||align="right"| |
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|142|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Donegal (town)|Donegal]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|2,749||align="right"| |
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|143|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Callan, County Kilkenny|Callan]]||[[County Kilkenny]]||align="right"|2,678||align="right"| |
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|144|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kilrush]]||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|2,649||align="right"| |
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|145|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Baltinglass]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|2,611||align="right"| |
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|146|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Bundoran]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|2,599||align="right"| |
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|147|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Athboy]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|2,596||align="right"| |
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|158|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Kenmare]]||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|2,566||align="right"| |
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|149|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| ||[[Castleisland]]||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|2,536||align="right"| |
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|150|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| ||[[Castleconnell]]||[[County Limerick]]||align="right"|2,488||align="right"| |
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GPO Portico - Morning.jpg|1st, [[Dublin]] |
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Cork City Hall, February 2018.jpg|2nd, [[Cork (city)|Cork]] |
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LimerickCity Riverpoint.jpg|3rd, [[Limerick]] |
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Galway Harbour 2007.jpg|4th, [[Galway]] |
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Waterford city at night - geograph.org.uk - 1034017.jpg|5th, [[Waterford]] |
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Drogheda2005.jpg|6th, [[Drogheda]] |
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Dkit1 1024x768.jpg|7th, [[Dundalk]] |
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North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 381905.jpg|8th, [[Swords, Dublin|Swords]] |
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Poolboy Bridge, Navan - geograph.org.uk - 412366.jpg|9th, [[Navan]] |
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Brayview.JPG|10th, [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]] |
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Ennis.jpg|11th, [[Ennis]] |
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Liberty Tree Carlow.jpg|12th, [[Carlow]] |
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Kilkenny View from Round Tower to St Mary Cathedral 2007 08 28.jpg|13th, [[Kilkenny]] |
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Main Street, Naas.jpg|14th, [[Naas]] |
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Buildings at The Mall, Tralee, 2021-06-20.jpg|15th, [[Tralee]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 15:51, 13 July 2023
This is a list of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population. In 2022, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Tailte Éireann created of a new unit of urban geography called Built Up Areas (BUAs) which were used to produce date for urban areas in the 2022 census of Ireland.[1]
There were 867 BUAs, representing the entire settlement area of each town and city (including suburbs and environs). The 150 largest cities and towns are listed below with data from the 2022 census.[2]
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, Dundalk
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8th, Swords
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9th, Navan
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10th, Bray
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11th, Ennis
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12th, Carlow
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13th, Kilkenny
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14th, Naas
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15th, Tralee
See also
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2016 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2011 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2006 census
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland/2002 census
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- List of localities in Northern Ireland by population
- List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population
References
- ^ "Census 2022 Urban Boundaries and Built Up Areas". CSO. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Census 2022 Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movements". CSO.