Everything about Greater Dublin totally explained
Greater Dublin Area (
GDA) (
Irish: Mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath or
MBÁC), or simply
Greater Dublin (
Irish: Mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath), is a term which is used to describe the city of
Dublin and the surrounding counties of
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown,
Fingal,
Kildare,
Meath,
South Dublin and
Wicklow in
Ireland.
In 2006, the population of the GDA was 1,661,185.
Introduction
The term is described in the
Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Section 21)
and a number of other statutory instruments for the purposes of
planning and
development throughout the area. The area is covered in these contexts by the combined "
Dublin Regional Authority" and "
Mid-East Regional Authority". The city and five counties are also mentioned in the order creating the
Dublin Transportation Office, giving functions and representations to the office in the Greater Dublin Area, though not using the term. The term is also defined in section 3 of the Dublin Transportation Authority Bill, 2008.
The Greater Dublin Area covers an area of 6,980km².
Alternative census definition
The term is used differently by the
Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the reports of the 2006 census of the Republic of Ireland. It comprises Dublin City (as legally defined) together with its
suburbs in the three adjacent counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; and South Dublin.
The boundaries for suburbs are not legally defined, but drawn and revised by the CSO in accordance with
United Nations recommendations. The population of this Greater Dublin Area in 2006 was as follows:
| Total |
1 045 769 |
| City |
506 211 |
| Suburbs |
539 558 |
| — in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
188 761 |
| — in Fingal |
114 623 |
| — in South Dublin |
236 174 |
Related terms
Greater Dublin Area is often used interchangeably, but somewhat inaccurately, with other terms:
Dublin Region:the area of the four Dublin local authorities under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993
;Dublin Metropolitan Area:the urban part of Dublin as defined by various statutory instruments, mainly those referring to the Garda Síochána and court proceedings.
Population
The population of the Greater Dublin Area (Dublin City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; South Dublin; Kildare; Meath; and Wicklow) as of
Census 2006 was 1,661,185 persons. Estimates published by the Central Statistics Office suggest that the population of the Greater Dublin Area will reach 2.1 million by 2021. The figures are based on a regional breakdown of previously published national population projections and assume that current demographic trends will continue.
Historical
1996: 1,405,671
2002: 1,535,446
2006: 1,661,185Further Information
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