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Sligo
Connacht · Ireland
City population
20,608
#28
in Ireland
#2
in Connacht
#24,731
worldwide
54.270, -8.469 · 179 km from Dublin
About Sligo
Sligo is a city in Connacht, Ireland with a population of 20,608. It is the 28th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 24,731st largest worldwide. It lies 179 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Connacht
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
13 m
Time zone
Europe/Dublin
Coordinates
54.270, -8.469
Record updated
2026-06-16
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.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in IrelandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.