Bandon, County Cork

Bandon
Droichead na Bandan
Town
Oliver Plunkett Street
Oliver Plunkett Street
Motto(s): 
Latin: Auxilio Dei Parva Crescunt
"With the help of God small things grow" [1]
Bandon is located in Ireland
Bandon
Bandon
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°44′46″N 8°44′06″W / 51.746°N 8.735°W / 51.746; -8.735
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCork
Area
 • Urban
4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 • Town8,196
 • Density1,999.0/km2 (5,177/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
P72
Telephone area code+353(0)23
Irish Grid ReferenceW488551
Websitebandon.ie

Bandon (/ˈbændən/; Irish: Droichead na Bandan) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the River Bandon between two hills. The name in Irish means 'Bridge of the Bandon', a reference to the origin of the town as a crossing point on the river. In 2004 Bandon celebrated its quatercentenary. The town, sometimes called the Gateway to West Cork, had a population of 8,196 at the 2022 census.[2] Bandon is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

  1. ^ "Bandon". www.bandon.ie. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Bandon". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.