NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Irish counties by population

This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by population. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type. See also the list of Irish counties by area. The island of Ireland has 32 counties, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... official_languages = Englishde facto5| Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)3 Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 kmÂ² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked... This is a list of counties of Ireland ordered by area. ...

Rank	County	Population	Density (/ km²)
1	Dublin	1,122,821	1219.1
2	Antrim	616,384	216.7
3	Cork	447,829	60.1
4	Down	410,487	167.7
5	Londonderry	211,669	102.1
6	Galway	209,077	34.0
7	Limerick	175,304	65.3
8	Kildare	163,944	96.8
9	Tyrone	158,460	50.2
10	Tipperary	140,131	32.6
11	Donegal	137,575	28.4
12	Meath	134,005	57.2
13	Kerry	132,527	27.9
14	Armagh	126,803	101.1
15	Mayo	117,446	21.0
16	Wexford	116596	49.6
17	Wicklow	114,676	56.7
18	Clare	103,277	32.8
19	Louth	101,821	124.2
20	Waterford	101,546	55.3
21	Kilkenny	80,339	39.0
22	Westmeath	71,858	39.1
23	Offaly	63,663	31.8
24	Laois	58,774	34.2
25	Sligo	58,200	31.7
26	Cavan	56,546	29.3
27	Fermanagh	54,033	32.0
28	Roscommon	53,744	21.1
29	Monaghan	52,593	40.6
30	Carlow	45,845	51.2
31	Longford	31,068	28.5
32	Leitrim	25,799	16.2
	Ireland	5,458,352	66.1

Taken from latest Census Data for North and South 2004. Dublin (Irish Baile Ãtha Cliath) is the area that contains the City of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ... County Antrim ( in [Gaelic) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. ... County Cork (Contae ChorcaÃ in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ... County Londonderry or County Derry (Contae Dhoire or Doire in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, in the province of Ulster. ... County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... Limerick (Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. ... County Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Ãrann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... County Donegal (Irish: Contae DhÃºn na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... County Meath (Contae na MÃ in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... County Kerry (Irish: Contae ChiarraÃ) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... Wexford (Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill MhantÃ¡in in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... County Clare (Contae an ChlÃ¡ir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... County Louth (An LÃº in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh in Irish) is located in the south east of Ireland in the province of Leinster. ... County Westmeath (An IarmhÃ in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... County Offaly (Irish: UÃbh FhailÃ) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. ... Cavan (Irish: An CabhÃ¡n) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... County Fermanagh (Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish), is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. ... County Roscommon (Ros ComÃ¡in in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... Monaghan (Irish: Contae Muineachán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. ... County Leitrim (Irish: Contae Liatroma) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht, in the west of the island. ...

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