Galway
Galway
Irish: Gaillimh | |
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 St. Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "City of the Tribes" | |
| Motto(s): | |
  Galway Galway City in Ireland | |
| 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 | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Area code(s) | 091 |
| Car plates | G |
| Website | www.galwaycity.ie |
Galway is a port city in the western part of Ireland. It is in the historic province of Connacht. Over 70,000 people live there as of 2011. It is located on the Galway Bay.
City gate
Claddagh Rings
Cathedral
St. Nicholas
Pub
Street musician
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "William R. Wilde's Loch Coirib – Its Shores and Islands". Galway.net. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ "Mayor of Galway City". Galway City Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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