Callan
Callainn | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Green Street, Callan, at sunset | |
  Callan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′00″N 7°23′00″W / 52.55°N 7.383333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | 2,475 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S410440 |
Callan (Irish: Callainn)[2] is a town and civil parish in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Situated 16 km (10 mi) south of Kilkenny on the N76 road to Clonmel, it is near the border with County Tipperary. It is the second largest town in the county, and had a population of 2,475 at the 2016 census.[1] Callan is the chief town of the barony of the same name.
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Callan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Callainn/Callan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 5 October 2021.