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Complete Name: Republic of Ireland
Native Name: Ireland, Éire
ISO-Code: IRL
Capital: Dublin
ContentsThe provinces and counties of Ireland as well as all county seats and all incorporated cities and towns of more than 3,500 inhabitants.
Provinces & Counties| Name | Abbr. | Status | Adm. | Capital | A (km²) | Cf 1981-04-05 | Cf 1986-04-13 | Cf 1991-04-21 | Cf 1996-04-28 | Cf 2002-04-28 | Cf 2006-04-23 | Cf 2011-04-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Connacht | CON | Prov | 16,935 | 424,410 | 431,409 | 423,031 | 433,231 | 464,296 | 504,121 | 542,547 | ||
| i | Galway (incl. Galway City) | G | Cnty | CON | Galway | 5,846 | 172,018 | 178,552 | 180,364 | 188,854 | 209,077 | 231,670 | 250,653 |
| i | Leitrim | LM | Cnty | CON | Carrick-on-Shannon | 1,502 | 27,609 | 27,035 | 25,301 | 25,057 | 25,799 | 28,950 | 31,798 |
| i | Mayo | MO | Cnty | CON | Castlebar | 5,351 | 114,766 | 115,184 | 110,713 | 111,524 | 117,446 | 123,839 | 130,638 |
| i | Roscommon | RN | Cnty | CON | Roscommon | 2,445 | 54,543 | 54,592 | 51,897 | 51,975 | 53,774 | 58,768 | 64,065 |
| i | Sligo | SO | Cnty | CON | Sligo | 1,791 | 55,474 | 56,046 | 54,756 | 55,821 | 58,200 | 60,894 | 65,393 |
| i | Leinster | LEI | Prov | 19,591 | 1,790,521 | 1,852,649 | 1,860,949 | 1,924,702 | 2,105,579 | 2,295,123 | 2,504,814 | ||
| i | Carlow | CW | Cnty | LEI | Carlow | 895 | 39,820 | 40,988 | 40,942 | 41,616 | 46,014 | 50,349 | 54,612 |
| i | Dublin | D | City | LEI | Dublin | 117 | 1,003,164 | 502,749 | 478,389 | 481,854 | 495,781 | 506,211 | 527,612 |
| i | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown {Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown} | DR | Cnty | LEI | Dún Laoghaire | 126 | Dublin | 180,675 | 185,410 | 189,999 | 191,792 | 194,038 | 206,261 |
| i | Fingal | FG | Cnty | LEI | Swords | 458 | Dublin | 138,479 | 152,766 | 167,683 | 196,413 | 239,992 | 273,991 |
| i | Kildare | KE | Cnty | LEI | Naas | 1,693 | 104,122 | 116,247 | 122,656 | 134,992 | 163,944 | 186,335 | 210,312 |
| i | Kilkenny | KK | Cnty | LEI | Kilkenny | 2,061 | 70,806 | 73,186 | 73,635 | 75,336 | 80,339 | 87,558 | 95,419 |
| i | Laois (Laoighis) | LS | Cnty | LEI | Portlaoise | 1,719 | 51,171 | 53,284 | 52,314 | 52,945 | 58,774 | 67,059 | 80,559 |
| i | Longford | LD | Cnty | LEI | Longford | 1,040 | 31,140 | 31,496 | 30,296 | 30,166 | 31,068 | 34,391 | 39,000 |
| i | Louth | LH | Cnty | LEI | Dundalk | 824 | 88,514 | 91,810 | 90,724 | 92,166 | 101,821 | 111,267 | 122,897 |
| i | Meath | MH | Cnty | LEI | Navan | 2,332 | 95,419 | 103,881 | 105,370 | 109,732 | 134,005 | 162,831 | 184,135 |
| i | Offaly | OY | Cnty | LEI | Tullamore | 1,995 | 58,312 | 59,835 | 58,494 | 59,117 | 63,663 | 70,868 | 76,687 |
| i | South Dublin | SD | Cnty | LEI | Tallaght | 223 | Dublin | 199,546 | 208,739 | 218,728 | 238,835 | 246,935 | 265,205 |
| i | Westmeath | WH | Cnty | LEI | Mullingar | 1,756 | 61,523 | 63,379 | 61,880 | 63,314 | 71,858 | 79,346 | 86,164 |
| i | Wexford | WX | Cnty | LEI | Wexford | 2,353 | 99,081 | 102,552 | 102,069 | 104,371 | 116,596 | 131,749 | 145,320 |
| i | Wicklow | WW | Cnty | LEI | Wicklow | 2,000 | 87,449 | 94,542 | 97,265 | 102,683 | 114,676 | 126,194 | 136,640 |
| i | Munster | MUN | Prov | 24,046 | 998,315 | 1,020,577 | 1,009,533 | 1,033,903 | 1,100,614 | 1,173,340 | 1,246,088 | ||
| i | Clare | CE | Cnty | MUN | Ennis | 3,159 | 87,567 | 91,344 | 90,918 | 94,006 | 103,277 | 110,950 | 117,196 |
| i | Cork (incl. Cork City) | C | Cnty | MUN | Cork | 7,442 | 402,465 | 412,735 | 410,369 | 420,510 | 447,829 | 481,295 | 519,032 |
| i | Kerry | KY | Cnty | MUN | Tralee | 4,679 | 122,770 | 124,159 | 121,894 | 126,130 | 132,527 | 139,835 | 145,502 |
| i | Limerick (incl. Limerick City) | LK | Cnty | MUN | Limerick | 2,683 | 161,661 | 164,569 | 161,956 | 165,042 | 175,304 | 184,055 | 191,809 |
| i | North Tipperary | NT | Cnty | MUN | Nenagh | 1,992 | 58,984 | 59,522 | 57,854 | 58,021 | 61,010 | 66,023 | 70,322 |
| i | South Tipperary | ST | Cnty | MUN | Clonmel | 2,256 | 76,277 | 77,097 | 74,918 | 75,514 | 79,121 | 83,221 | 88,432 |
| i | Waterford (incl. Waterford City) | WD | Cnty | MUN | Waterford | 1,836 | 88,591 | 91,151 | 91,624 | 94,680 | 101,546 | 107,961 | 113,795 |
| i | Ulster [Part of] | ULS | Prov | 7,894 | 230,159 | 236,008 | 232,206 | 234,251 | 246,714 | 267,264 | 294,803 | ||
| i | Cavan | CN | Cnty | ULS | Cavan | 1,856 | 53,855 | 53,965 | 52,796 | 52,944 | 56,546 | 64,003 | 73,183 |
| i | Donegal | DL | Cnty | ULS | Lifford | 4,764 | 125,112 | 129,664 | 128,117 | 129,994 | 137,575 | 147,264 | 161,137 |
| i | Monaghan | MN | Cnty | ULS | Monaghan | 1,273 | 51,192 | 52,379 | 51,293 | 51,313 | 52,593 | 55,997 | 60,483 |
| Ireland | IRL | Dublin | 68,466 | 3,443,405 | 3,540,643 | 3,525,719 | 3,626,087 | 3,917,203 | 4,239,848 | 4,588,252 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Status | Adm. | C Cf 1991-04-21 | C Cf 1996-04-28 | C Cf 2002-04-28 | C Cf 2006-04-23 | C Cf 2011-04-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ardee | Town | LH | 3,269 | 3,440 | 3,564 | 4,301 | 4,554 |
| i | Arklow (Antinbhear Mor) | Town | WW | 7,987 | 8,519 | 9,955 | 11,712 | 12,770 |
| i | Athlone (Áth Luain) | Town | WH | 8,170 | 7,691 | 7,354 | 14,347 | 15,558 |
| i | Athy | Town | KE | 5,204 | 5,306 | 6,049 | 7,943 | 9,587 |
| i | Balbriggan | Town | FG | ... | ... | ... | 15,530 | 19,932 |
| i | Ballina | Town | MO | ... | ... | 9,478 | 10,056 | 10,361 |
| i | Ballinasloe | Town | G | 5,793 | 5,634 | 5,984 | 6,049 | 6,449 |
| i | Birr | Town | OY | 3,280 | 3,355 | 3,590 | 4,091 | 4,428 |
| i | Bray (Brí Chualann) | Town | WW | 25,096 | 25,252 | 26,244 | 27,041 | 26,852 |
| i | Buncrana | Town | DL | 3,118 | 3,312 | 3,420 | 3,411 | 3,452 |
| i | Carlow (Ceatharlach) | Town | CW | 11,271 | 11,721 | 13,218 | 13,623 | 13,698 |
| i | Carrick-on-Shannon | LM | ... | ... | ... | 3,163 | 3,980 | |
| i | Carrick-on-Suir | Town | ST | 5,143 | 5,172 | 5,542 | 5,856 | 5,886 |
| i | Castlebar | Town | MO | ... | ... | 10,287 | 10,655 | 10,826 |
| i | Cavan | Town | CN | 3,332 | 3,509 | 3,538 | 3,934 | 3,649 |
| i | Clonakilty | Town | C | 2,576 | 2,724 | 3,432 | 3,745 | 4,000 |
| i | Clonmel (Cluain Meala) | Bor | ST | 14,531 | 15,215 | 15,739 | 15,482 | 15,793 |
| i | Cobh | Town | C | 6,227 | 6,468 | 6,767 | 6,541 | 6,500 |
| i | Cork (Corcaigh) | City | C | 127,253 | 127,187 | 123,062 | 119,418 | 119,230 |
| i | Drogheda (Droichead Átha) | Bor | LH | 23,848 | 24,460 | 28,333 | 28,973 | 30,393 |
| i | Droichead Nua (Newbridge) | Town | KE | ... | 12,970 | 15,749 | 17,042 | 17,127 |
| i | Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) | City | D | 478,389 | 481,854 | 495,781 | 506,211 | 527,612 |
| i | Dundalk (Dún Dealgan) | Town | WD | 25,843 | 25,762 | 27,385 | 29,037 | 31,149 |
| i | Dungarvan | Town | WD | 6,920 | 7,175 | 7,220 | 7,813 | 7,991 |
| i | Dún Laoghaire {Dun Laoghaire} | DR | 25,294 | 24,776 | 24,447 | 23,818 | 24,530 | |
| i | Edenderry | Town | OY | 3,525 | 3,591 | 4,216 | 5,470 | 6,490 |
| i | Ennis (Inis) | Town | CE | 13,730 | 15,333 | 18,830 | 19,998 | 20,180 |
| i | Galway (An Ghaillimh) | City | G | 50,853 | 57,241 | 65,832 | 72,414 | 75,529 |
| i | Gorey | Town | LEI | ... | 1,789 | 2,192 | 3,479 | 3,463 |
| i | Greystones (incl. Delgany) | Town | WW | ... | 9,995 | 10,303 | 10,112 | 10,173 |
| i | Kilkenny (Cill Choinnigh) | Bor | KK | 8,515 | 8,507 | 8,591 | 8,661 | 8,711 |
| i | Killarney | Town | KY | ... | ... | 12,087 | 13,497 | 12,740 |
| i | Leixlip | Town | KE | 13,339 | 13,451 | 15,016 | 14,676 | 15,452 |
| i | Letterkenny | Town | DL | 7,186 | 7,606 | 7,965 | 15,062 | 15,387 |
| i | Lifford | DL | 1,359 | 1,275 | 1,395 | 1,448 | 1,658 | |
| i | Limerick (Luimneach) | City | LK | ... | ... | ... | 59,790 | 57,106 |
| i | Listowel | Town | KY | 3,347 | 3,393 | 3,589 | 3,901 | 4,205 |
| i | Longford | Town | LD | 6,393 | 6,444 | 6,831 | 7,622 | 8,002 |
| i | Loughrea | Town | G | 3,271 | 3,335 | 4,004 | 4,532 | 5,062 |
| i | Macroom | Town | C | 2,363 | 2,457 | 2,836 | 3,407 | 3,738 |
| i | Mallow | Town | C | 6,238 | 6,434 | 7,091 | 7,864 | 8,578 |
| i | Midleton | Town | C | 2,990 | 3,266 | 3,798 | 3,934 | 3,733 |
| i | Monaghan | Town | MN | 5,750 | 5,628 | 5,717 | 6,221 | 6,637 |
| i | Mullingar | Town | WH | 8,003 | 8,040 | 8,824 | 8,940 | 9,414 |
| i | Naas | Town | KE | 11,141 | 14,074 | 18,288 | 20,044 | 20,713 |
| i | Navan (An Uaimh) | Town | MH | ... | ... | ... | 24,500 | 28,158 |
| i | Nenagh | Town | NT | 5,525 | 5,645 | 6,121 | 7,415 | 8,023 |
| i | New Ross | Town | WX | 5,018 | 5,012 | 4,810 | 4,677 | 4,533 |
| i | Passage West (Monkstown) | Town | C | 3,410 | 3,638 | 4,184 | 4,818 | 5,122 |
| i | Portlaoise (Maryborough) | Town | LS | 3,618 | 3,531 | 3,482 | 3,281 | 3,639 |
| i | Roscommon | RN | 1,314 | 1,432 | 1,623 | 1,677 | 1,703 | |
| i | Shannon | Town | CE | ... | 7,939 | 8,561 | 9,222 | 9,673 |
| i | Sligo (Sligeach) | Bor | SO | 17,302 | 17,786 | 18,473 | 17,892 | 17,568 |
| i | Swords | FG | ... | 22,314 | 27,175 | 33,998 | 36,924 | |
| i | Tallaght | SD | ... | ... | ... | 65,167 | 71,504 | |
| i | Thurles | Town | NT | 6,687 | 6,603 | 6,852 | 6,831 | 6,929 |
| i | Tipperary | Town | ST | 4,772 | 4,640 | 4,546 | 4,415 | 4,322 |
| i | Tralee (Tráighlí) | Town | KY | 17,225 | 19,056 | 20,375 | 20,288 | 20,814 |
| i | Tramore | Town | WD | ... | 6,536 | 8,115 | 9,192 | 9,722 |
| i | Tullamore (An Tulach Mhór) | Town | OY | 8,622 | 9,221 | 10,270 | 10,900 | 11,346 |
| i | Waterford (Port Láirge) | City | WD | 40,328 | 42,540 | 44,594 | 45,748 | 46,732 |
| i | Westport | Town | MO | 3,688 | 4,253 | 5,314 | 5,163 | 5,543 |
| i | Wicklow | Town | WW | 5,847 | 6,416 | 7,031 | 6,930 | 6,761 |
| i | Youghal | Town | C | 5,532 | 5,630 | 6,203 | 6,393 | 6,990 |