CSO Urban Areas / Built-Up Areas (Census 2022) (Ireland, 2022)

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Geographic boundaries and identifiers for built-up areas across Ireland, based on 2022 Central Statistics Office (CSO) data. This dataset defines the extent of settlements and urban centers for statistical and planning purposes.

At a glance

Records: 867
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Cso_bua
Location: Ireland
Country: Ireland
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) and National Mapping Division of Tailte Éireann
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (CSO ArcGIS item licenseInfo 'CC-BY-4.0', verified 2026-09-28). Attribution: © Central Statistics Office and National Mapping Division of Tailte Éireann.
Year: 2022

Columns (5)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Urban Area ID	string	—	Unique global identifier for the urban area settlement.
Area Code	string	—	Official statistical code assigned to the urban area by the Central Statistics Office.
Urban Area	string	—	The official name of the built-up area or settlement.
County	string	—	The county in Ireland where the urban area is located.
Bounding Box	numeric	—	The rectangular geographic extent coordinates for the urban area boundary.

Data preview

Urban Area ID	Area Code	Urban Area	County	Bounding Box
e3c3d4e9-f809-4c1e-ab0a-c293788a7c22	33121	Cill Charthaigh	Donegal	{"xmin":-8.607902526855469,"ymin":54.619808197021484,"xmax":-8.573373794555664,"ymax":54.64080047607422}
653de4c7-ced1-4e32-869a-7fa6b897eac9	18787	Bandon	Cork	{"xmin":-8.778796195983887,"ymin":51.72307205200195,"xmax":-8.712738037109375,"ymax":51.76057434082031}
fe8919a0-de5e-49fa-aa42-3e39443b0b65	06471	Nurney	Kildare	{"xmin":-6.95034122467041,"ymin":53.08938217163086,"xmax":-6.941060543060303,"ymax":53.0982666015625}
fa7ad023-8dfa-4af0-8dd9-34a965a6cb96	31144	Collooney	Sligo	{"xmin":-8.507917404174805,"ymin":54.17546081542969,"xmax":-8.473912239074707,"ymax":54.18699264526367}
7866c2ac-23b1-4fec-b26e-bf193b707fc9	33087	Convoy	Donegal	{"xmin":-7.6874589920043945,"ymin":54.852203369140625,"xmax":-7.645794868469238,"ymax":54.867794036865234}
db6ce87a-aa31-4c8f-b58c-059fe0618dc6	33074	Carrigans	Donegal	{"xmin":-7.446077346801758,"ymin":54.94700622558594,"xmax":-7.4185614585876465,"ymax":54.95466232299805}
440c4266-96a8-4eec-8eb5-e5cadb8246e8	26305	Galway city and suburbs	Galway	{"xmin":-9.14789867401123,"ymin":53.24835968017578,"xmax":-8.943474769592285,"ymax":53.321754455566406}
75612998-dc4e-4f11-b719-28e82470b188	14603	Barntown	Wexford	{"xmin":-6.549662113189697,"ymin":52.329410552978516,"xmax":-6.520483016967773,"ymax":52.34260940551758}
0cdf8669-1f24-4873-9f06-dd2021e16719	33107	Mountcharles	Donegal	{"xmin":-8.216805458068848,"ymin":54.63828659057617,"xmax":-8.184630393981934,"ymax":54.655696868896484}
d4e3529b-fa63-4dc8-947f-87243d1d8e48	25683	Ballinroad	Waterford	{"xmin":-7.585084438323975,"ymin":52.09675598144531,"xmax":-7.5601115226745605,"ymax":52.10784149169922}

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