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Greater Cork (Irish: Mórcheantar Chorcaí) has a total population of 380,000 (2006). This area takes into account the total population of Metropolitan Cork and the Ring towns. Metropolitan Cork (Irish Uirbeach Chorcaigh) refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its Suburbs and the Satellite towns that feed into Greater Cork is the largest urban area in the province of Munster with nearly a third of the province's population residing within Greater Cork. Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland.

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Economy

Main article: Economy of Cork

The GVA for the South-West Region (Co. Statistics County Cork and County Kerry as part of the South-West region with a population of 620000 has a GVA of € 25 bn(2005 Cork/Kerry) is more than 24,877 billion Euro (2005), second to that of Greater Dublin and ahead of Greater Belfast. The Cork Metropolitan area is the core employment hub in the region, if not in Munster. It has clusters of international scale in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, software, electronic hardware, food and drink, merchant shipping and related sectors, oil and gas refining and a burgeoning financial services overspill from Dublin. It is also a centre for hi-tech research in electronics and biotechnology second only to Dublin on the island of Ireland.

Greater Cork Area

This area consists of Metropolitan Cork(Cork city which has a population of 274,000 (2006), and outlying suburbs and satellite towns/villages):

Transport

Metropolitan Cork is the main focus for public transport. Metropolitan Cork (Irish Uirbeach Chorcaigh) refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its Suburbs and the Satellite towns that feed into Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Ballincollig (Baile an Chollaigh is a Satellite town in Metropolitan Cork about 8 km west of Cork in County Cork, Province of Munster Glanmire ( Irish: Gleann Maighir) is a suburb in Metropolitan Cork, Ireland with a population of 15498 is actually made up of several small Carrigaline ( Carraig Uí Leighin in Irish meaning "rock of Lyons" is a single-street Town (or sráidbhaile) in County Cork Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Midleton ( Mainistir na Corann in Irish) is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. Youghal (ˈjɔːl yawl or /ˈjɒhəl/ Irish Eochaill ˈɔxəʎ meaning 'yew wood' is a Seaport in County Cork, Ireland Fermoy ( in County Cork, Ireland is a Town of some 5800 inhabitants environs included (2006 census situated on the River Blackwater in Blarney ( An Bhlárna in Irish) is a village in the south of Ireland, located 8 km northwest of Cork, Ireland. Passage West ( An Pasáiste Thiar in Irish) is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour. Kinsale (Cionn tSáile is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale Macroom (Maigh Chromtha is a small Market town lying in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney Ringaskiddy (Rinn ui Scidígh is a village south of Cork city, in County Cork, Ireland. There are at present 18 city bus routes and 17 suburban bus routes run by Bus Éireann in the Greater Cork area:

City Bus Routes

Suburban Bus Routes

Bus Éireann also operates buses to the suburbs such as Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Glanmire. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Montenotte was a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. Bishopstown is a southwestern suburb of Cork, Ireland with a population of 13000 people Mahón (alternately Maó in Catalan) is a Municipality and the capital city of the Balearic Island of Minorca (the Balearic Islands Ballyphehane ( (Population 1622 is a suburb in the south of Cork in Ireland. Togher is a large Parish in County Louth, Ireland. It is the largest parish in the Armagh Diocese. Bishopstown is a southwestern suburb of Cork, Ireland with a population of 13000 people Cork Airport, ( Irish: Aerfort Chorcaí is one of the three principal International airports in the Republic of Ireland (along with

Rail:

By 2010, there will be 3 suburban train lines in the Cork Suburban Rail service, of which the Cork-Cobh line is currently in operation:

Planned Cork Suburban Railway
Planned Cork Suburban Railway

Ring Towns

Outside of the Metropolitan area, there are another approximately 100,000 people living in ring towns, such as Mallow, Macroom, Bandon, Kinsale, Fermoy and Youghal. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Midleton ( Mainistir na Corann in Irish) is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Little Island can refer to Australia Little Island (Tasmania Canada Little Island (Lake Kagawong The Cork Suburban Rail (Irish Iarnród Fobhailteach Chorcaí) network serves the Metropolitan Cork area in County Cork, Munster, Ireland Kent Station Cork ( Stáisiún Cheannt) is an Iarnród Éireann train station named after Thomas Kent. Kent Station Cork ( Stáisiún Cheannt) is an Iarnród Éireann train station named after Thomas Kent. Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Kent Station Cork ( Stáisiún Cheannt) is an Iarnród Éireann train station named after Thomas Kent. Midleton ( Mainistir na Corann in Irish) is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland.

Total: 127,230

Population of Cork City, Metropolitan Cork and Greater Cork

YearPopulation
Cork City		Population
Cork City and Environs/Suburbs		Population
Metropolitan Cork		Population
Greater Cork
2000123,810 [1]—251,510 [2]345,100 [3]
2001123,600 [4]—253,000 [5]—
2002123,062†186,239†——
2006119,418†190,384†274,000 [6]370,900 (L) - 377,000 (M) - 380,400 (H) [7]
2011———379,600 (L) - 397,800 (M) - 409,000 (H) [8]
2020-2021135,820 [9]—316,530 [10]387,100 (L) - 423,150 (M) - 458,900 (H) [11]
Note: † indicates official census figures from the CSO. Youghal (ˈjɔːl yawl or /ˈjɒhəl/ Irish Eochaill ˈɔxəʎ meaning 'yew wood' is a Seaport in County Cork, Ireland Fermoy ( in County Cork, Ireland is a Town of some 5800 inhabitants environs included (2006 census situated on the River Blackwater in Kinsale (Cionn tSáile is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale Macroom (Maigh Chromtha is a small Market town lying in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney All other figures are estimates or projections from Cork City Council and/or Cork County Council.
Note: (L), (M) and (H) indicate low-migration, medium-migration and high-migration scenarios respectively.
Note: — indicates no available data.

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Introduction The term is described in the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 21 and a number of other statutory instruments for the purposes of Planning Greater Belfast (Irish Mórcheantar Bhéal Feirste) is an area surrounding and including Belfast in Northern Ireland. Cork, located on Ireland 's south coast is the Republic of Ireland 's second largest city and capital of the province of Munster.
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