Coontie Westmeath
Coonty Westmeath (pronounced /wɛstˈmiːð/; Erse: Contae na hIarmhí) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland. It is located in the province o Leinster. The population o the coonty is 79,403 according to the 2006 census. Westmeath is the 20t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in area an 22nt lairgest in terms o population. It is the saxt lairgest o Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an aicht lairgest in terms o population. It wis named efter the heestoric kinrick an province o Mide, the original extant o the kinrick conforming to the present coonty. Westmeath wis created under The Coonties o Meath an Westmeath Act o 1543. The Hill of Uisneach in the barony o Moycashel is sometimes regarded as the notional geographical centre o Ireland.
Coonty Westmeath Contae na hIarmhí | |
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Coat of airms o Coonty Westmeath Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Dáil Éireann | Longford–Westmeath |
| EU Parliament | East |
| Coonty seat | Mullingar |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Coonty Cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 21st |
| Population (2011)[1] | 86,164 |
| • Rank | 22nt |
| Caur plates | WH |
| Website | www |
References
eedit- ↑ "County Westmeath". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Archived frae the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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