About Cork
Cork is a city in Munster, Ireland with a population of 224,004. It is the 2nd largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 2,571st largest worldwide. It lies 219 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Coordinates
51.898, -8.471
Record updated
15 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in IrelandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.