It sits between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay on the River Corrib and is Ireland's sixth most populous city with a population of 79,934 at the 2016 Census.
IseMfuleni iCrib phakathi kweLough Corrib neGalway Bay, futhi idolobha lesithupha elinabantu abaningi e-Ireland, elinabantu ku-Census ka-2016 ka-79,934.