Carlow

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Carlow

Total population

27,351

Coordinates52.84°, -6.93°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Carlow is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km (52 mi) from Dublin. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the twelfth-largest urban centre in Ireland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Carlow

• Tinryland
  3.2 mi away
• Ballinabrannagh
  4.5 mi away
• Grange
  6 mi away
• Nurney
  6.1 mi away
• Rathoe
  6.4 mi away
• Leighlinbridge
  7.5 mi away
• Oldleighlin
  8.3 mi away
• Tullow
  8.3 mi away
• Newtown
  8.5 mi away
• Fennagh
  9.5 mi away
• Ballon
  9.6 mi away
• Bagenalstown
  9.7 mi away

Browse all places in Carlow →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Carlow

Highland fire

Joyce Carlow · 1999

Timeswept

Joyce Carlow · 1994

Defiant captive

Joyce Carlow · 1998

Highland desire

Joyce Carlow · 1998

Emerald's Hope

Joyce Carlow · 1983

Carlow in '98

William Farrell · 1949

So speaks the heart

Joyce Carlow · 1997

Glory Years

Joyce Carlow · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2026-09-19

Indian-Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Seen 2026-09-15

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-13

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-11

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-09-09

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-09

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-09

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Seen 2026-09-09

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).