County Longford

County Longford
Contae an Longfoirt
Coat of arms of County Longford
Motto(s): 
Daingean agus Dílis  (Irish)
"Strong and Loyal"
Location of County Longford
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
Established1570[1]
County townLongford
Government
 • Local authorityLongford County Council
 • Dáil constituencyLongford–Westmeath
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total1,091 km2 (421 sq mi)
 • Rank29th
Highest elevation278 m (912 ft)
Population
 • Total46,751
 • Rank31st
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
N39 (primarily)
Telephone area codes043 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-LD
Vehicle index
mark code
LD
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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County Longford (Irish: Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,634 at the 2022 census.[2] The county is based on the historic Gaelic territory of Annaly (Anghaile), formerly known as Teffia (Teathbha).[3]

  1. ^ "'Geographical loyalty'? Counties, palatinates, boroughs and ridings". 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ Dr. Kieran O’Conor and Dr. Paul Naessens. "Non-invasive investigation of Anglo-Norman castle sites in County Longford" Archived 15 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Galway University, 2012. pp.6–7