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Navan Area Description
Navan (Irish: An Uaimh, meaning "the cave"; etymology disputed) is the largest town and county town or administrative capital of County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the few places in the world to have a palindromic name (see List of palindromic places).
Navan is the county town or administrative capital of County Meath. Navan is also the name of a Local Electoral Area which includes the town and adjacent parts of the county. The total population of Navan Electoral Area was 38,891 in 2006.
The population of the urban area of Navan was 24,851 in 2006. Using this criterion it was the fifth-largest town in Ireland. (10th including cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick & Waterford). The population of the town and its environs had increased by 28% since 2002. The population of Navan within its local authority boundary was 3,406 in 2006.
Navan Local economy : Tara Mine, Europe's largest lead and zinc mine is located in Navan. The town traditionally was famous for carpets (Navan Carpets closed in 2003) and for a thriving furniture industry (Beechmount Home Park). Both are now in decline, or have ceased, as a result of the move away from manufacture to cheaper locations like Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, Navan has rapidly expanded with the Celtic Tiger to become a large dormitory town due to its proximity to Dublin.
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