County Westmeath

County Westmeath
Contae na hIarmhí
Coat of arms of County Westmeath
Nickname: 
The Lake County
Motto(s): 
Irish: Triath ós Triathaibh  
"Noble above nobility"
Location of County Westmeath
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
Established1542[1]
County townMullingar
Largest settlementAthlone
Government
 • Local authorityWestmeath County Council
 • Dáil constituencies
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
 • Rank21st
Highest elevation258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total95,840
 • Rank22nd
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
N37, N91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes044, 090 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-WH
Vehicle index
mark code
WH
Map

County Westmeath (/wɛstˈmð/; Irish: Contae na hIarmhí or simply An Iarmhí) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meaning 'middle').[3] Westmeath County Council is the administrative body for the county, and the county town is Mullingar. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 95,840.[2]

  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 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Kingdom of Mide". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.