This article is about County Galway. For the city see: Galway.
County Galway | |
Contae na Gaillimhe | |
Ceart agus Cóir (Irish) "Righteousness and Justice" | |
Coat of arms | |
Provinces | Connacht |
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County town | Galway |
Area Rank | 2nd |
Population | 250,541 |
Year | 2011 |
Population Rank | 5th |
Car plates | G |
Website | www.galway.ie |
County Galway (Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. The population of the county is 250,541 according to the 2011 census.
Demography[]
The population of the county is 250,541 according to the 2011 census.
Largest Settlements in County Galway (2011 Census)[]
- Galway, 76,778
- Tuam, 8,242
- Ballinasloe, 6,659
- Loughrea, 5,062
- Oranmore, 4,799
County Mayo | County Roscommon | |||
Atlantic Ocean | County Offaly | |||
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County Clare | County Clare | County Tipperary |
Counties of Ireland | |
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Connacht | Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo |
Munster | Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford |
Leinster | Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow |
Ulster | Antrim | Armagh | Cavan | Donegal | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Monaghan | Tyrone |