Fingal

Fingal
Fine Gall
County
Coat of arms of Fingal
Motto(s): 
Flúirse Talaimh is Mara  (Irish)
"Abundance of Land and Sea"
Fingal (dark green) shown within County Dublin (light green) and within Ireland (lighter green)
Fingal (dark green) shown within County Dublin (light green) and within Ireland (lighter green)
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
RegionEastern and Midland
Established1994
County townSwords
Government
 • Local authorityFingal County Council
 • Dáil constituencies
 • EP constituencyDublin
Area
 • Total456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Highest elevation176 m (577 ft)
Population
 • Total330,506
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode
D9, D11, D15, K32, K34, K36, K45, K56, K67
Telephone area codes01
Vehicle index
mark code
D
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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Fingal (English: /ˈfɪŋɡɔːl/ FING-gawl;[3] from Irish Fine Gall, meaning 'foreign tribe') is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. Its name is derived from the medieval territory of Scandinavian foreigners (Irish: gaill) that settled in the area. Fingal County Council is the local authority for the county. In 2022 the population of the county was 330,506, making it the second most populated council in Dublin and the third most populous county in the state.[2]

  1. ^ "Fingal Climate Change Adaptation Plan" (PDF). Fingal County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Census 2022 – F1004A – Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Fingal County Council - Social Media Channels". YouTube. 27 February 2023.