County Louth

County Louth
Contae Lú
Coat of arms of County Louth
Nickname: 
The Wee County
Motto(s): 
Lugh sáimh-ioldánach (Irish)
"Lugh equally skilled in many arts"
Location of County Louth
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
Established1210[1][2]
County townDundalk
Largest settlementDundalk
Government
 • Local authorityLouth County Council
 • Dáil constituencyLouth
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total826 km2 (319 sq mi)
 • Rank32nd
Highest elevation589 m (1,932 ft)
Population
 • Total139,100
 • Rank17th
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
A91, A92 (primarily)
Telephone area codes041, 042 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-LH
Vehicle index
mark code
LH
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map

County Louth (/lð/ 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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  3. ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ Pointon, Graham E. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 154. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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