County Louth
Contae Lú | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Wee County | |
| Motto(s): | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Eastern and Midland |
| Established | 1210[1][2] |
| County town | Dundalk |
| Largest settlement | Dundalk |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Louth County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Louth |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 826 km2 (319 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| Highest elevation | 589 m (1,932 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 139,100 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | A91, A92 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 041, 042 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-LH |
| Vehicle index mark code | LH |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Louth (/laʊð/ LOWDH;[4] Irish: Contae Lú)[5] is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the north-east, across Carlingford Lough. It is the smallest county in Ireland by land area and the 17th most populous, with just over 139,100 residents as of 2022.[3] The county is named after the village of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county.[6]
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- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Fiontar (DCU) and The Placenames Branch (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht). 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act, 2001, provides that the administrative area for which a county council is responsible is a county: http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/LocalGovernmentAdministration/RHLegislation/FileDownLoad,1963,en.pdf Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine