Limerick is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick, within the province of Munster and the Mid-West area of the Southern Region. With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, Limerick is the third most populous urban area in Ireland and the fourth most populous city on the island of Ireland. It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Limerick (Wikipedia)
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With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Limerick (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.6653, longitude -8.6238
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 10 m
P2046 (area)
area 20.79 sq km
View the Source3. Wikidata: Limerick
- Wikidata Q133315, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikidata Q133315 P1249, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
P1249 value year 812
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