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Letterkenny
Ulster · Ireland
City population
22,549
#21
in Ireland
#23,085
worldwide
54.950, -7.733 · 204 km from Dublin
About Letterkenny
Letterkenny is a city in Ulster, Ireland with a population of 22,549. It is the 21st largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 23,085th largest worldwide. It lies 204 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ulster
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Dublin
Coordinates
54.950, -7.733
Record updated
2026-06-14
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.