County Roscommon
Contae Ros Comáin | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Latin: Constans Hiberniae Cor "Steadfast Irish heart" | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | c. 1569[1][2] |
| County town | Roscommon |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Roscommon County Council |
| • Dáil constituencies | Roscommon–Galway Sligo–Leitrim |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,548 km2 (984 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Highest elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,259 |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | F42, F45, F52 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 071, 090 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-RN |
| Vehicle index mark code | RN |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Roscommon (Irish: Contae Ros Comáin) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the 11th largest Irish county by area and 26th most populous. Its county town and largest town is Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 69,995 as of the 2022 census.[4]
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- ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office. 23 June 2022.