Coontie Wexford
(Reguidit frae Coonty Wexford)
Coonty Wexford (Erse: Contae Loch Garman) 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. It wis named efter the toun o Wexford (which derives frae the Auld Norse name Veisafjǫrðr or Waesfjord). In pre-Norman times it wis part o the Kinrick o Uí Cheinnsealaig, whose caipital wis at Ferns. The population o the coonty is 131,749 accordin tae the 2006 census. Wexford is the 13t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in area an 16t lairgest in terms o population. It is the lairgest o Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an fowert lairgest in terms o population.
Coonty Wexford Contae Loch Garman | |
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 Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°45′W / 52.5°N 6.75°W | |
| Kintra | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Dáil Éireann | Wexford |
| EU Parliament | East |
| Coonty seat | Wexford |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Coonty Cooncil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2353.2 km2 (908.6 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 13t |
| Population (2011)[1] | 145,320 |
| • Rank | 14t[2] |
| Code | WX |
| Website | www |
References
eedit- ↑ "Wexford County". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Archived frae the original on 20 Februar 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ Census 2006 — Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area (Dublin: Stationery Office, 27 April 2007) PDF (4.22 MB) – Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved on 2008–05–16.
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