Tralee
Trá Lí | |
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Town | |
Town park The Mall Denny Street | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): | |
  Tralee Location in Ireland  Tralee Tralee (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′03″N 9°41′46″W / 52.2675°N 9.6962°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Government | |
| • Council | Kerry County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Kerry |
| • European Parliament | South |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population | 26,079 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 739.2/km2 (1,915/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | V92 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)66 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q828141 |
| Website | tralee |
Tralee (/trəˈliː/ trə-LEE; Irish: Trá Lí, pronounced [t̪ˠɾˠaː(j) ˈl̠ʲiː]; formerly Tráigh Lí, meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County Kerry. The town's population was 26,079 as of the 2022 census, making it the 15th largest urban settlement in Ireland. Tralee is known for the Rose of Tralee International Festival, which has been held annually in August since 1959.
- ^ "F1015: Population and Average Age by Sex and List of Towns (number and percentages), 2022". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.