Map of Swords, Ireland
Swords is the administrative centre of Leinster, Ireland, with a population of about 40,776. It lies at 53.4597°N, 6.2181°W. Swords is about 14 km (9 mi) north of Dublin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dublin, 14 km to the south.
Swords at a glance
Country
Region
Leinster
Population
40,776GeoNames
Coordinates
53.4597, -6.218153°27′35″N 6°13′05″W
Time zone
Europe/DublinUTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Dublin
14 km (9 mi)
Where is Swords?
- The 9th largest city in Ireland by recorded population.
- The 5th largest city in Leinster on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 28 min on the shortest day to 17 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Swords
- Dublin — 14 km south
- Tallaght — 22 km southwest
- Bray — 30 km south
- Drogheda — 30 km north
- Navan — 37 km northwest
- Dundalk — 61 km north
- Craigavon — 110 km north, United Kingdom
- Lisburn — 119 km north, United Kingdom
- Castlereagh — 126 km north, United Kingdom
- Belfast — 128 km north, United Kingdom
Largest cities in Leinster
Largest cities in Ireland
- Dublin — 1,024,027
- Cork — 224,004
- Limerick — 102,287
- Galway — 85,910
- Tallaght — 81,022
- Waterford — 60,079
- Drogheda — 44,135
- Dundalk — 43,112
- Navan — 33,886
- Bray — 33,512
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.