City profile · Ireland · Europe
Galway
Connacht · Ireland
City population
85,910
#4
in Ireland
#1
in Connacht
#6,727
worldwide
53.272, -9.051 · 186 km from Dublin
About Galway
Galway is a city in Connacht, Ireland with a population of 85,910. It is the 4th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 6,727th largest worldwide. It lies 186 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Connacht
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Dublin
Coordinates
53.272, -9.051
Record updated
2026-06-15
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.