County Cork
Contae Chorcaí | |
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| Nickname: The Rebel County | |
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| Coordinates: 52°0′N 8°45′W / 52.000°N 8.750°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Region | Southern |
| Established | 1606[1] |
| County town | Cork |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Cork County Council |
| • Dáil constituencies | |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,508 km2 (2,899 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Highest elevation (Knockboy) | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Population (2022)[4] | |
• Total | 584,156 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Corkonian |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | P12, P14, P17, P24, P25, P31, P32, P36, P43, P47, P51, P56, P61, P67, P72, P75, P81, P85, T12, T23, T34, T45, T56 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 02x, 063 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-CO |
| Vehicle index mark code | C |
| Website | www |
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County Cork (Irish: Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. As of 2022[update], the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-most populous county in Ireland. Cork County Council is the local authority for the county, while Cork City Council governs the city of Cork and its environs. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, Mother Jones, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan, Cillian Murphy and Graham Norton.
Cork borders four other counties: Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterford to the east. The county contains a section of the Golden Vale pastureland that stretches from Kanturk in the north to Allihies in the south. The south-west region, including West Cork, is one of Ireland's main tourist destinations,[5] known for its rugged coast and megalithic monuments and as the starting point for the Wild Atlantic Way. The largest third-level institution is University College Cork, founded in 1845, and has a total student population of around 22,000.[6] Local industry and employers include technology company Dell EMC, the European headquarters of Apple, and the farmer-owned dairy co-operative Dairygold.
The county is known as the "rebel county", a name given to it by King Henry VII of England for its support, in a futile attempt at a rebellion in 1491, of Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York.
- ^ "What's your Irish County? County Cork". IrishCentral.com. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Local Government Arrangements in Cork – The Report of the Cork Local Government Committee (September 2015), section 2.1
- ^ "Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork". gov.ie. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
Area (Cork County: 7,467.91 km2 / Cork City: 39.61 km2
- ^ "Census 2022 - Summary Results - FY003A- Population". 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ireland's most popular tourist counties and attractions have been revealed". TheJournal.ie. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
the southwest, comprising Cork and Kerry, has the second-largest spend by tourists [after the Dublin region]
- ^ "International Office". Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.