County Limerick

County Limerick
Contae Luimnigh
Coat of arms of County Limerick
Nickname(s): 
The Treaty County, Shannonside
Motto(s): 
Irish: Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach
"Remember Limerick"
Location of County Limerick
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
RegionSouthern (Mid-West)
Established1210[1]
County townLimerick and Newcastle West
Government
 • Local authorityLimerick City and County Council
 • Dáil constituenciesLimerick City and Limerick County
 • EP constituencySouth
Area
 • Total
2,756 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
 • Rank10th
Highest elevation918 m (3,012 ft)
Population209,536
 • Rank9th
 • Density76.03/km2 (196.9/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Limerickman, Shannonsider, Treatyman
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
V35, V42, V94 (primarily)
Telephone area codes061, 069 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-LK
Vehicle index
mark code
L (since 2014)
LK (1987–2013)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map

County Limerick (Irish: Contae Luimnigh) is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2022 census was 209,536 of whom 102,287 lived in Limerick City, the county capital.[3][4]

  1. ^ "History of Limerick on Roots Ireland – Roots Ireland". www.rootsireland.ie. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Census of Population 2022 – Summary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Press Statement Census of Population 2022 - Summary Results Limerick - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Census 2022: Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement: F1013 - Population Density and Area Size". data.cso.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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