METROPOLITAN CORK

'Metropolitan Cork' (Irish: ''Uirbeach Chorcaigh'') refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, and its suburbs and the satellite towns that feed into it. The term is used in the ''Cork Area Strategic Plan'' to refer to the area whose labour and property market is shared with the city. The plan declares that it is envisaged as an area with "an integrated transport system, and the social, cultural and educational facilities of a modern European city."[1]
In addition to the city of Cork, it includes the towns of Ballincollig, Blarney, Carrigaline, Carrigtwohill, Cobh, Douglas, Glanmire, Glounthaune, Midleton, Monkstown, Passage West and Ringaskiddy .
The major residential and industrial areas of Metropolitan Cork will be connected by the Cork Suburban Rail in 2008 when the commuter service is extended to the east suburbs with stations at Carrigtwohill and Midleton as well as new stations to the north suburbs of the city including Blarney, Monard and Kilbarry. Frequency will be increased on the Cobh line with the station in Glounthaune being updated as it will become the new junction between the Cork-Cobh-Midleton lines.
According to the Cork Area Strategic Plan, the population of Metropolitan Cork was 251,510 in 2000; 274,000 in 2006 (See Cork Joint Housing Strategy below) and this is projected to rise to 316,530 by 2020.

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Population of Cork City, Metropolitan Cork and Greater Cork

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Population of Cork City, Metropolitan Cork and Greater Cork

Year	Population Cork City	Population Cork City and Environs/Suburbs	Population Metropolitan Cork	Population Greater Cork
'2000'	123,810 [2]	—	251,510 [3]	345,100 [4]
'2001'	123,600 [5]	—	253,000 [6]	—
'2002'	123,062†	186,239†	—	—
'2006'	119,418†	190,384†	274,000 [7]	370,900 (L) - 377,000 (M) - 380,400 (H) [8]
'2011'	—	—	—	''379,600 (L) - 397,800 (M) - 409,000 (H)'' [9]
'''2020-2021'''	''135,820'' [10]	—	''316,530'' [11]	''387,100 (L) - 423,150 (M) - 458,900 (H)'' [12]
'Note:' ''† indicates official census figures from the CSO. All other figures are estimates or projections from Cork City Council and/or Cork County Council.'' 'Note:' ''(L), (M) and (H) indicate low-migration, medium-migration and high-migration scenarios respectively. 'Note:' — indicates no available data.''

References

★ Cork Area Strategic Plan, Cork City Council and Cork County Council, 22 October, 2001

★ Cork Area Strategic Plan

★ Cork Joint Housing Strategy

★ Strategic Cork

★ Metropolitan Cork Maps

See also

★ Cork

★ Cork Harbour

★ County Cork

★ Metropolitan Area