Map of Galway, Ireland

Galway is the administrative centre of Connacht, Ireland, with a population of about 85,910. It lies at 53.2724°N, 9.0510°W. Galway is about 186 km (116 mi) west of Dublin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Limerick, 73 km to the southeast.

Galway at a glance

Where is Galway?

• The 4th largest city in Ireland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 31 min on the shortest day to 16 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Galway

• Limerick — 73 km southeast
• Cork — 158 km south
• Navan — 162 km east
• Waterford — 172 km southeast
• Tallaght — 178 km east
• Drogheda — 186 km east
• Dublin — 186 km east
• Swords — 189 km east
• Dundalk — 192 km northeast
• Bray — 197 km east

Largest cities in Ireland

• Dublin — 1,024,027
• Cork — 224,004
• Limerick — 102,287
• 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.