Navan

Navan
Irish: An Uaimh
Market Square
Market Square
Navan is located in Ireland
Navan
Navan
Location in Ireland
Navan is located in Europe
Navan
Navan
Navan (Europe)
Coordinates: 53°39′10″N 6°40′53″W / 53.6528°N 6.6814°W / 53.6528; -6.6814
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Dáil constituencyMeath West
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 • Rank9th
 • Urban
33,886
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
C15
Telephone area code+353(0)46
Websitewww.meath.ie

Navan (/ˈnævən/ NAV-ən; Irish: An Uaimh [ənˠ ˈuəvʲ], meaning "the Cave")[2] is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Ireland.[3] It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Blackwater, around 50 km northwest of Dublin. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 33,886, making it the ninth largest settlement in Ireland.[1] The town is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2022 Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement". Central Statistics Office. 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "An Uaimh/Navan". logainm.ie. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Navan | Meath County Council Online Consultation Portal". consult.meath.ie. Retrieved 6 October 2023.