Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Dún Búinne | |
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Town | |
Town centre, 2020 | |
Location in Greater Dublin | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′12″N 6°28′30″W / 53.420°N 6.475°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Meath |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 7,155 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | A86 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O010422 |
Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold') is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. As per the 2022 census, the population decreased slightly to 7,155. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.