Map of Cork, Ireland

Cork is a city in Munster, Ireland, with a population of about 224,004. It lies at 51.8980°N, 8.4706°W. Cork is about 219 km (136 mi) southwest of Dublin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Limerick, 86 km to the north.

Cork at a glance

Where is Cork?

• The 2nd largest city in Ireland by recorded population.
• The largest city in Munster on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 45 min on the shortest day to 16 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cork

• Limerick — 86 km north
• Waterford — 101 km northeast
• Galway — 158 km north
• Tallaght — 209 km northeast
• Bray — 216 km northeast
• Dublin — 219 km northeast
• Navan — 229 km northeast
• Swords — 231 km northeast
• Drogheda — 248 km northeast
• Dundalk — 271 km northeast

Largest cities in Munster

• Limerick — 102,287
• Waterford — 60,079

Largest cities in Ireland

• Dublin — 1,024,027
• Limerick — 102,287
• Galway — 85,910
• Tallaght — 81,022
• Waterford — 60,079
• Drogheda — 44,135
• Dundalk — 43,112
• Swords — 40,776
• Navan — 33,886
• Bray — 33,512

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.