Map of Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Waterford is a city in Munster, Ireland, with a population of about 60,079. It lies at 52.2583°N, 7.1119°W. Waterford is about 133 km (83 mi) southwest of Dublin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cork, 101 km to the southwest.

Waterford at a glance

Where is Waterford?

• The 6th largest city in Ireland by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Munster on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 42 min on the shortest day to 16 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Waterford

• Cork — 101 km southwest
• Limerick — 112 km northwest
• Tallaght — 125 km northeast
• Bray — 125 km northeast
• Dublin — 133 km northeast
• Swords — 146 km northeast
• Navan — 158 km north
• Drogheda — 170 km north
• Galway — 172 km northwest
• Dundalk — 199 km north

Largest cities in Munster

• Cork — 224,004
• Limerick — 102,287

Largest cities in Ireland

• Dublin — 1,024,027
• Cork — 224,004
• Limerick — 102,287
• Galway — 85,910
• Tallaght — 81,022
• Drogheda — 44,135
• Dundalk — 43,112
• Swords — 40,776
• Navan — 33,886
• Bray — 33,512

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Other places named Waterford

• Waterford — Michigan, United States

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.