Cavan
An Cabhán | |
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Town | |
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  Cavan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′28″N 7°21′36″W / 53.9910°N 7.3601°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Cavan |
| Barony | Loughtee Upper |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,741 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | H12 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)49 |
| Irish Grid Reference | H419041 |
| Website | thisiscavan |
Cavan (/ˈkævən/ KAV-ən; Irish: An Cabhán, meaning 'the hollow'[2]) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north).
- ^ "Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement – F1015 - Population". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "An Cabhán/Cavan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 29 August 2023.