Greater Dublin Area
Greater Dublin Area (
GDA) is a term which is used to describe the city of
Dublin and the counties of
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown,
Fingal,
Kildare,
Meath,
South Dublin and
Wicklow of the
Republic of Ireland.
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 population of the Greater Dublin Area 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 two 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.
Greater Dublin Area is often used interchangeably, but somewhat inaccurately, with the term "
Dublin Region" — the area of the four Dublin local authorities under the
Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993; and the term "
Dublin Metropolitan Area" — the urban part of Dublin as defined by various statutory instruments, mainly those referring to the
Garda Síochána and
court proceedings.
*1996: 1,405,671
*2002: 1,565,446
*2006: 1,661,185
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Pale*
Metropolitan Cork*
Greater Belfast*
Derry Urban Area*
The Dublin Community Blog*
RTE News - Greater Dublin population to reach 2 million*
Regional Planning Guidelines Greater Dublin Area
