Greystones [2] ( eng. Greystones ; Irish. Na Clocha Liatha (Na-Kloha-Liakha)) is a coastal city in the county of Wicklow in Ireland . Located on the coast of the Irish Sea , 27 km south of Dublin and 8 km from Bray .
| Ireland city | |||
| Greystones | |||
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| English Greystones , irl. Na clocha liatha | |||
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| A country |  Ireland | ||
| Provinces | Leinster | ||
| County | Wicklow | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Center height | 50 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 0 , in the summer UTC + 1 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 14,569 [1] people ( 2006 ) | ||
| Nationalities | (white) Irish (88.9%) | ||
| Denominations | Catholics (75.7%) | ||
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| Motto | Gníomhach idir Carraig is Crúacha | ||
| No. for X | O297122 | ||
| greystones.eu (English) (Irl.) | |||
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The local station , opened on October 30, 1855, [3] is the southernmost point of the DART suburban railway.
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Demographics
The population is 14,569 people (according to the 2006 census). In 2002, the population was 11,913 people. At the same time, the population within the city limits (legal area) was 10 112, the population of the suburbs (environs) - 4457.
Census 2006 data:
| General demographic indicators [1] | |||||
| Whole population | Population changes 2002—2006 | 2006 | |||
| 2002 | 2006 | people | % | husband. | female |
| 11,913 | 14,569 | 2656 | 22.3 | 7181 | 7388 |
In the tables below, the sum of all the answers (column “sum”) is usually less than the total population of the settlement (column “2006”).
| Religion ( Theme 2 - 5: Number of people by religion, 2006 [4] ) | ||||||
| Catholics, people | Catholics, % | Other religion | Without religion | not specified | the sum | 2006 |
| 11,035 | 75.7 | 2252 | 1111 | 171 | 14,569 | 14,569 |
Ethno-racial composition ( Ethnicity. Theme 2 - 3: Resident population of ethnic or cultural origin, 2006 [5] ) | ||||||||
| White Irish | Lukht shulta | Other whites | Blacks or Irish | Asians | Other | Not specified | the sum | 2006 |
| 12,807 | 21 | 1072 | 35 | 137 | 157 | 174 | 14,403 | 14,569 |
| The share of all answered the question,% | ||||||||
| 88.9 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 100 | 98.9 1 |
1 - the proportion of respondents to the question about the language of the entire population.
| Irish language proficiency ( Topic 3 - 1: Number of people 3 years and older by ability to speak Irish, 2006 [6] ) | ||||
| Do you speak Irish? | ||||
| Yes | Not | Not specified | the sum | 2006 |
| 5759 | 7913 | 240 | 13,912 | 14,569 |
| The share of all who answered the question about the language,% | ||||
| 41.4 | 56.9 | 1.7 | 100 | 95.5 1 |
1 - the proportion of respondents to the question about the language of the entire population.
Use of Irish | |||||||||
| How often and where do you speak Irish? | |||||||||
| daily, only in educational institutions | daily, like in educational institutions so and outside of them | in other places (outside the educational system) | the sum | all who answered to a question about language | 2006 | ||||
| daily | every week | less often | never | not specified | |||||
| 1570 | 100 | 92 | 284 | 1894 | 1776 | 43 | 5759 | 13,912 | 14,569 |
| The share of all who answered the question about the language,% | |||||||||
| 11.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 0.3 | 41.4 | 100 | |
| Types of private homes ( Topic 6 - 1 (a): Number of private households by type of accommodation, 2006 [8] ) | ||||||
| Separate house | Apartment | Room | Portable homes | not specified | the sum | 2006 |
| 4446 | 673 | 2 | 49 | 74 | 5244 | 14,569 |
Sports
The city is based on the “ Rugby Club of the same name ".
Notes
- 2 1 2 12. Alphabetical list of Towns with their population, 2002 and 2006 (English) . Central Statistics Office Ireland . The appeal date is February 2, 2010.
- The name is verified on the maps of Roskartografiya and topographic maps of the General Staff of the USSR; Great Britain. Ireland. Reference card. - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - ISBN 5-95230001-4 . ; Topographic maps of scale 1 km and 5 km / cm
- ↑ Greystones and Delgany station (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways . The date of circulation is September 8, 2007. Archived on February 17, 2011.
- ↑ Theme 2 - 5: Number of persons by religion, 2006 (Eng.) . Central Statistics Office Ireland . The circulation date is February 2, 2010. Archived July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Ethnicity. Theme 2 - 3: Usually resident population or ethnic background, 2006 (Eng.) . Central Statistics Office Ireland . The circulation date is February 2, 2010. Archived July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Theme 3 - 1: Irish, 2006 (Eng.) . Central Statistics Office Ireland . The circulation date is February 2, 2010. Archived July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Theme 3 - 2: Irish speakers aged 3 ; Central Statistics Office Ireland . Circulation date February 2, 2010. Archived July 21, 2013.
- ↑ Theme 6 - 1 (a): Number of private households by type of accommodation, 2006 (English) . Central Statistics Office Ireland . The circulation date is February 2, 2010. Archived July 20, 2013.
Links
- City Information (eng.)