1.2 | Spatial Definition
Map 1 | Cork Metropolitan Area
The Cork Metropolitan Area includes:
• The recently expanded Cork City Boundary (c. 210,853 population) 27 including Cork City Centre, Cork City Docklands and Tivoli, City Suburbs; and the recently added areas of Douglas, Rochestown, Ballincollig, Tower, Blarney, Glanmire and Cork Airport; • Metropolitan towns including Carrigaline (15,770), Cobh (12,800), Midleton (12,496), Passage West (5,843), Carrigtwohill (5,080) and Monard Strategic Development Zone, a new planned metropolitan town on the suburban rail line; • Cork Harbour, a strategic location of natural amenities, port activities, industry, marine sector research and development, tourism, heritage, and harbour settlements.
27. Population from Census 2016 of each listed settlement is contained in brackets.
Southern Regional Assembly | RSES
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