Galway
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| Galway Irish: Gaillimh |
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| Nickname(s): "City of the Tribes" | |||
| Motto: Laudatio Ejus Manet In Secula Seculorum[1] (Latin) "His Praise Remains unto Ages of Ages" |
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 Galway
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| Coordinates: 53°16′19″N 9°2′56″W / 53.27194°N 9.04889°WCoordinates: 53°16′19″N 9°2′56″W / 53.27194°N 9.04889°W | |||
| Country | Ireland | ||
| Province | Connacht | ||
| County | Galway | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | City Council | ||
| • Mayor of Galway | Terry O'Flaherty[2] | ||
| • LEAs | 3 | ||
| • Dáil Éireann | Galway West | ||
| • European Parliament | North-West | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • City | 75,529 | ||
| • Urban | 76,778 | ||
| • Demonym | Galwegian, Tribesman | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | ||
| Area code(s) | 091 | ||
| Car plates | G | ||
| Website | www.galwaycity.ie | ||
Galway is a port city in the western part of the Republic of Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht. Over 70,000 people live there as of 2011. It is located on the Galway Bay.
References[change]
- ↑ "William R. Wilde's Loch Coirib – Its Shores and Islands". Galway.net. http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/history/wrwilde/chapter1/chapter1.html. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ "Mayor of Galway City". Galway City Council. http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/MayorofGalwayCity/. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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