County Kildare

County Kildare
Contae Chill Dara
Coat of arms of County Kildare
Nickname: 
The Thoroughbred County
Motto(s): 
Meanma agus Misneach (Irish)
"Spirit and Courage"
Location of County Kildare (dark green) in Ireland
Location of County Kildare (dark green) in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°12′N 6°48′W / 53.200°N 6.800°W / 53.200; -6.800
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
Established1297[1]
County townNaas
Largest settlementNaas
Government
 • Local authorityKildare County Council
 • Dáil constituenciesKildare North
Kildare South
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total1,695 km2 (654 sq mi)
 • Rank24th
Highest elevation379 m (1,243 ft)
Population
 • Total246,977
 • Rank7th
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
R14, R45, R51, W12, W23, W34, W91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes01, 045, 059 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-KE
Vehicle index
mark code
KE
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census.[2]

  1. ^ "A Brief History of Co.Kildare". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.