Galway

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1042

Global Rank

1.6

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

3.6%


Share

Ireland • Ireland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Dublin UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
278K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
5,070 km² (1,958 mi²)
Density
55/km² (142/mi²)

Primary city Galway

State / province Connacht

Language English

Galway metro area

53.27, -9.06
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Connacht

Galway

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Ireland

Galway United

Galway • Level: 1

No titles3 cupsDomestic leagues →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Galway, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Connacht
2016
URC

Languages of Galway

English first in Connacht; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalIrish
NationalEnglish
SecondaryIrish
English reach, Connacht
98%
Tier 3 country

Connacht on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Galway

#388 by film pedigree · score 6.4 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Bill Naughton, Monckton Hoffe

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#721

University of Galway

Galway, Ireland

Notable Infrastructure

Suburban Rail (3 stations)1 entry

Galway Suburban Rail

Galway • 3 stations