Truro

For other uses, see Truro (disambiguation).

Truro Cornish: Truru
City
Hall for Cornwall Coinage Hall Truro Cathedral Truro Library Boscawen Street
Truro Location within Cornwall
Interactive map of Truro
Population	21,046 (Parish, 2021) 23,060 (Built up area, 2021)
Demonym	Truronians
OS grid reference	SW825448
• London	232 miles (373 km) ENE
Civil parish	Truro
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TRURO
Postcode district	TR1-4
Dialling code	01872
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Truro and Falmouth
Website	truro.gov.uk

Truro (/ˈtrʊəroʊ/ ^ⓘ; Cornish: Truru [ˈtrʏryː] ^ⓘ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies 232 miles (373 km) west-south-west of London. It is Cornwall's county town, only city and a centre for administration, leisure and shopping. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 21,046 and that of the built-up area was 23,060, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which included the Gloweth and Treliske areas in the neighbouring parish of Kenwyn.

Truro grew as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary town for tin mining. It was awarded city status in 1877, following the creation of the Diocese of Truro in the previous year. Truro Cathedral was built between 1880 and 1910. The city is home to Cornwall Council, the Royal Cornwall Museum, the Hall for Cornwall and the county's Courts of Justice.