County Wexford
Contae Loch Garman | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Model County | |
| Motto(s): | |
 Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°45′W / 52.5°N 6.75°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Southern |
| Established | 1210[1] |
| County town | Wexford |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Wexford County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Wexford |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Highest elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 163,527 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | Y21, Y25, Y34, Y35 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 051, 052, 053, 056 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-WX |
| Vehicle index mark code | WX |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (Uí Ceinnsealaigh), whose capital was Ferns.[4][5] Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 163,527 at the 2022 census.[3]
- ^ "County Wexford – Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)". libraryireland.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Stats Facts about your County – Wexford". cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011.
Area (Source: Ordnance Survey) / 236,685 Hectares
- ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Furlong 2003, p. 18.
- ^ Byrne, Irish Kings and High Kings, pp 130–164.