Dungarvan

Dungarvan

Irish: *Dún Garbhán*
Dungarvan Irish: Dún Garbhán
Town
	Dungarvan's harbour
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Ní Maraidhe Go Stiúrthóir ; Can't Have a Mariner Without a Steersman
	Dungarvan Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°05′04″N 7°38′23″W / 52.0845°N 7.6397°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Waterford
Area
• Total	4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2022)	10,081
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	X35
Telephone area code	+353(0)58
Irish Grid Reference	X259930
Website	waterfordcoco.ie

Dungarvan (Irish: Dún Garbhán, meaning 'Garbhann's Fort') is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. Waterford City and County Council retains administrative offices in the town.^[2]^[3] The town's Irish name means "Garbhann's fort", referring to Saint Garbhann who founded a church there in the seventh century.^[4]

Dungarvan has a population of 10,081 as per the 2022 census, the third largest town in the county.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Dungarvan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "County Waterford In Context". Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
^ Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013p. 124: The new local electoral area in the west of the county acknowledges the position and status of Dungarvan, which is currently the 'county' town of Waterford County Council and has a town council.
^ "Dungarvan History". dungarvan.ie. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

[cso2022-1] "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Dungarvan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[2] "County Waterford In Context". Waterford City and County Council. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[3] Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013p. 124: The new local electoral area in the west of the county acknowledges the position and status of Dungarvan, which is currently the 'county' town of Waterford County Council and has a town council.

[4] "Dungarvan History". dungarvan.ie. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

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