West Region, Ireland

West
The West of Ireland with each local government area highlighted.
The West of Ireland with each local government area highlighted.
Country Ireland
RegionNorthern and Western

The West is a strategic planning area within the Northern and Western Region in Ireland. It is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland (coded IE042)[1] under the Eurostat classification. It consists of the counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, and the city of Galway. The West spans 13,801 km2 (20% of the total area of the state) and as of the 2022 census has a population of 485,966.[2]

The region is located on the western seaboard of Ireland with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the River Shannon delimiting the region to the east. The West Region is largely rural, with only 30% of its population living in urban areas.[citation needed] It is noted for its continuance of Irish traditions, such as the Irish language in the region's Gaeltacht areas.

  1. ^ "Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". cso.ie.
  2. ^ "Census 2022 - F1004A - Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.