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<small>{{geographical access}} > [[Europe]] > [[Republic of Ireland]]</small><hr/> | <small>{{geographical access}} > [[Europe]] > [[Republic of Ireland]]</small><hr/> | ||
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| + | ==Local government structures== | ||
| + | ===County and city councils=== | ||
| + | {{anchor|county}} | ||
| + | {|class="wikitable sortable" width="1100px" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Historical province | ||
| + | ! width="15%" | County or city council | ||
| + | ! Population<br>(2016)<ref name="Central Statistics Office">[http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/saveselections.asp "Preliminary Actual and Percentage Change in Population 2011 - 2016 by Sex, Province County or City, CensusYear and Statistic " Central Statistics Office Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202720/http://www.cso.ie/census/Table8.htm |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> | ||
| + | ! Area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>) | ||
| + | ! Population<br>density | ||
| + | ! Head office | ||
| + | ! Title of Chair | ||
| + | ! Number | ||
| + | ! Per resident | ||
| + | ! Code{{efn|The code refers to the code in use for the purpose of [[Vehicle registration plates of Ireland|vehicle registration plates]] in Ireland. The code may straddle the jurisdictions of several council areas, as in the case of the 4 entities of the [[Dublin Region]].}} | ||
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| + | | rowspan="16" width="4%" style="background: #eaecf0ff" | '''[[Leinster]]''' | ||
| + | ! [[Leinster]] | ||
| + | ! 2,630,720 | ||
| + | ! 19,774.2 | ||
| + | ! 133.0 | ||
| + | ! colspan="5"| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Carlow County Council]] | ||
| + | | 56,875 | ||
| + | | 897.9 | ||
| + | | 63.3 | ||
| + | | [[Carlow]] | ||
| + | | [[Cathaoirleach (disambiguation)|Cathaoirleach]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->3160 | ||
| + | | CW | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Dublin City Council]] | ||
| + | | 553,165 | ||
| + | | 117.6 | ||
| + | | 4,703.4 | ||
| + | | [[Dublin]] | ||
| + | | [[Lord Mayor of Dublin|Lord Mayor]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->63 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->8780 | ||
| + | | D | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council]] | ||
| + | | 217,274 | ||
| + | | 126.9 | ||
| + | | 1,711.5 | ||
| + | | [[Dún Laoghaire]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->5432 | ||
| + | | D | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Fingal County Council]] | ||
| + | | 296,214 | ||
| + | | 453.1 | ||
| + | | 653.8 | ||
| + | | [[Swords, Dublin|Swords]] | ||
| + | | [[Mayor]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->7405 | ||
| + | | D | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[South Dublin County Council]] | ||
| + | | 278,749 | ||
| + | | 223.0 | ||
| + | | 1,249.9 | ||
| + | | [[Tallaght]] | ||
| + | | Mayor | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->6969 | ||
| + | | D | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Kildare County Council]] | ||
| + | | 222,130 | ||
| + | | 1,694.2 | ||
| + | | 131.1 | ||
| + | | [[Naas]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->5553 | ||
| + | | KE | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Kilkenny County Council]] | ||
| + | | 99,118 | ||
| + | | 2,071.7 | ||
| + | | 47.8 | ||
| + | | [[Kilkenny]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->24 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4130 | ||
| + | | KK | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Laois County Council]] | ||
| + | | 84,732 | ||
| + | | 1,719.5 | ||
| + | | 49.3 | ||
| + | | [[Port Laoise]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->19 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4460 | ||
| + | | LS | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Longford County Council]] | ||
| + | | 40,810 | ||
| + | | 1,091.3 | ||
| + | | 37.4 | ||
| + | | [[Longford]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->2267 | ||
| + | | LD | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Louth County Council]] | ||
| + | | 128,375 | ||
| + | | 831.9 | ||
| + | | 154.3 | ||
| + | | [[Dundalk]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->29 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4427 | ||
| + | | LH | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Meath County Council]] | ||
| + | | 194,942 | ||
| + | | 2,334.5 | ||
| + | | 83.5 | ||
| + | | [[Navan]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4874 | ||
| + | | MH | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Offaly County Council]] | ||
| + | | 78,003 | ||
| + | | 1,989.8 | ||
| + | | 39.2 | ||
| + | | [[Tullamore]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->19 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4105 | ||
| + | | OY | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Westmeath County Council]] | ||
| + | | 88,396 | ||
| + | | 1,824.9 | ||
| + | | 48.4 | ||
| + | | [[Mullingar]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->20 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4420 | ||
| + | | WH | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Wexford County Council]] | ||
| + | | 149,605 | ||
| + | | 2,365.3 | ||
| + | | 63.3 | ||
| + | | [[Wexford]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->34 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4400 | ||
| + | | WX | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Wicklow County Council]] | ||
| + | | 142,332 | ||
| + | | 2,032.6 | ||
| + | | 70.0 | ||
| + | | [[Wicklow]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->32 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4448 | ||
| + | | WW | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | rowspan="8" width="4%" style="background: #eaecf0ff" | '''[[Munster]]''' | ||
| + | ! [[Munster]] | ||
| + | ! 1,280,394 | ||
| + | ! 24,607.5 | ||
| + | ! 52.0 | ||
| + | ! colspan="5"| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Clare County Council]] | ||
| + | | 118,627 | ||
| + | | 3,442.3 | ||
| + | | 34.5 | ||
| + | | [[Ennis]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->28 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4237 | ||
| + | | CE | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Cork City Council]] | ||
| + | | 210,000{{efn|The boundary between Cork city and county was [[2019 Cork boundary change|changed in 2019]], so the corresponding population at the 2016 census can only be estimated from the nearest [[Small Area Population Statistics]].|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | 187 | ||
| + | | 1,122.9{{efn|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | [[Cork (city)|Cork]] | ||
| + | | [[Lord Mayor of Cork|Lord Mayor]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->31 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->6774{{efn|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | C | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Cork County Council]] | ||
| + | | 331,574{{efn|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | 7,280.9 | ||
| + | | 45.4{{efn|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | Cork | ||
| + | | Mayor | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->55 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->6028{{efn|name="cork_est"}} | ||
| + | | C | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Kerry County Council]] | ||
| + | | 147,554 | ||
| + | | 4,734.6 | ||
| + | | 31.2 | ||
| + | | [[Tralee]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->33 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4471 | ||
| + | | KY | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Limerick City and County Council]] | ||
| + | | 195,175 | ||
| + | | 2,760.0 | ||
| + | | 70.7 | ||
| + | | [[Limerick]] | ||
| + | | [[Mayor of Limerick|Mayor]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4879 | ||
| + | | L | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Tipperary County Council]] | ||
| + | | 160,441 | ||
| + | | 4,304.2 | ||
| + | | 37.3 | ||
| + | | [[Clonmel]] & [[Nenagh]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->40 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4011 | ||
| + | | T | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Waterford City and County Council]] | ||
| + | | 116,401 | ||
| + | | 1,858.7 | ||
| + | | 62.6 | ||
| + | | [[Waterford]] | ||
| + | | Mayor | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->32 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->3638 | ||
| + | | W | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | rowspan="7" width="4%" style="background: #eaecf0ff" | '''[[Connacht]]''' | ||
| + | ! [[Connacht]] | ||
| + | ! 550,742 | ||
| + | ! 17,713.2 | ||
| + | ! 31.1 | ||
| + | ! colspan="5"| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Galway City Council]] | ||
| + | | 79,504 | ||
| + | | 50.6 | ||
| + | | 1,572.2 | ||
| + | | [[Galway]] | ||
| + | | [[Mayor of Galway|Mayor]] | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4417 | ||
| + | | G | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Galway County Council]] | ||
| + | | 179,048 | ||
| + | | 6,099.9 | ||
| + | | 29.4 | ||
| + | | Galway | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->39 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4591 | ||
| + | | G | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Leitrim County Council]] | ||
| + | | 31,972 | ||
| + | | 1,588.9 | ||
| + | | 20.1 | ||
| + | | [[Carrick-on-Shannon]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->1776 | ||
| + | | LM | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Mayo County Council]] | ||
| + | | 130,425 | ||
| + | | 5,588.3 | ||
| + | | 23.3 | ||
| + | | [[Castlebar]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->30 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4348 | ||
| + | | MO | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Roscommon County Council]] | ||
| + | | 64,436 | ||
| + | | 2,548.0 | ||
| + | | 25.3 | ||
| + | | [[Roscommon]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->3580 | ||
| + | | RN | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Sligo County Council]] | ||
| + | | 65,357 | ||
| + | | 1,837.5 | ||
| + | | 35.6 | ||
| + | | [[Sligo]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->3631 | ||
| + | | SO | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | rowspan="4" width="4%" style="background: #eaecf0ff" | '''[[Ulster]]''' | ||
| + | ! [[Ulster]]{{efn|The remainder of Ulster is in [[Northern Ireland]].}} | ||
| + | ! 296,120 | ||
| + | ! 8,087.3 | ||
| + | ! 36.6 | ||
| + | ! colspan="5"| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Cavan County Council]] | ||
| + | | 76,092 | ||
| + | | 1,931.9 | ||
| + | | 39.4 | ||
| + | | [[Cavan]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4227 | ||
| + | | CN | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Donegal County Council]] | ||
| + | | 158,755 | ||
| + | | 4,859.5 | ||
| + | | 32.6 | ||
| + | | [[Lifford]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->37 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->4291 | ||
| + | | DL | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Monaghan County Council]] | ||
| + | | 61,273 | ||
| + | | 1,295.9 | ||
| + | | 47.3 | ||
| + | | [[Monaghan]] | ||
| + | | Cathaoirleach | ||
| + | | <!--Number-->18 | ||
| + | | <!--Per resident-->3404 | ||
| + | | MN | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! colspan="2" | '''Ireland''' | ||
| + | ! '''4,767,102''' | ||
| + | ! '''70,182.2''' | ||
| + | ! '''67.8''' | ||
| + | ! colspan="2" | | ||
| + | ! 949 | ||
| + | ! 5,014 | ||
| + | ! | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{notelist}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:28, 30 May 2021
Main Page > Topics > Geographic > Europe > Republic of Ireland
Local government structures
County and city councils
| Historical province | County or city council | Population (2016)[1] |
Area (km2) |
Population density |
Head office | Title of Chair | Number | Per resident | CodeTemplate:Efn |
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| Leinster | Leinster | 2,630,720 | 19,774.2 | 133.0 | |||||
| Carlow County Council | 56,875 | 897.9 | 63.3 | Carlow | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 3160 | CW | |
| Dublin City Council | 553,165 | 117.6 | 4,703.4 | Dublin | Lord Mayor | 63 | 8780 | D | |
| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | 217,274 | 126.9 | 1,711.5 | Dún Laoghaire | Cathaoirleach | 40 | 5432 | D | |
| Fingal County Council | 296,214 | 453.1 | 653.8 | Swords | Mayor | 40 | 7405 | D | |
| South Dublin County Council | 278,749 | 223.0 | 1,249.9 | Tallaght | Mayor | 40 | 6969 | D | |
| Kildare County Council | 222,130 | 1,694.2 | 131.1 | Naas | Cathaoirleach | 40 | 5553 | KE | |
| Kilkenny County Council | 99,118 | 2,071.7 | 47.8 | Kilkenny | Cathaoirleach | 24 | 4130 | KK | |
| Laois County Council | 84,732 | 1,719.5 | 49.3 | Port Laoise | Cathaoirleach | 19 | 4460 | LS | |
| Longford County Council | 40,810 | 1,091.3 | 37.4 | Longford | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 2267 | LD | |
| Louth County Council | 128,375 | 831.9 | 154.3 | Dundalk | Cathaoirleach | 29 | 4427 | LH | |
| Meath County Council | 194,942 | 2,334.5 | 83.5 | Navan | Cathaoirleach | 40 | 4874 | MH | |
| Offaly County Council | 78,003 | 1,989.8 | 39.2 | Tullamore | Cathaoirleach | 19 | 4105 | OY | |
| Westmeath County Council | 88,396 | 1,824.9 | 48.4 | Mullingar | Cathaoirleach | 20 | 4420 | WH | |
| Wexford County Council | 149,605 | 2,365.3 | 63.3 | Wexford | Cathaoirleach | 34 | 4400 | WX | |
| Wicklow County Council | 142,332 | 2,032.6 | 70.0 | Wicklow | Cathaoirleach | 32 | 4448 | WW | |
| Munster | Munster | 1,280,394 | 24,607.5 | 52.0 | |||||
| Clare County Council | 118,627 | 3,442.3 | 34.5 | Ennis | Cathaoirleach | 28 | 4237 | CE | |
| Cork City Council | 210,000Template:Efn | 187 | 1,122.9Template:Efn | Cork | Lord Mayor | 31 | 6774Template:Efn | C | |
| Cork County Council | 331,574Template:Efn | 7,280.9 | 45.4Template:Efn | Cork | Mayor | 55 | 6028Template:Efn | C | |
| Kerry County Council | 147,554 | 4,734.6 | 31.2 | Tralee | Cathaoirleach | 33 | 4471 | KY | |
| Limerick City and County Council | 195,175 | 2,760.0 | 70.7 | Limerick | Mayor | 40 | 4879 | L | |
| Tipperary County Council | 160,441 | 4,304.2 | 37.3 | Clonmel & Nenagh | Cathaoirleach | 40 | 4011 | T | |
| Waterford City and County Council | 116,401 | 1,858.7 | 62.6 | Waterford | Mayor | 32 | 3638 | W | |
| Connacht | Connacht | 550,742 | 17,713.2 | 31.1 | |||||
| Galway City Council | 79,504 | 50.6 | 1,572.2 | Galway | Mayor | 18 | 4417 | G | |
| Galway County Council | 179,048 | 6,099.9 | 29.4 | Galway | Cathaoirleach | 39 | 4591 | G | |
| Leitrim County Council | 31,972 | 1,588.9 | 20.1 | Carrick-on-Shannon | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 1776 | LM | |
| Mayo County Council | 130,425 | 5,588.3 | 23.3 | Castlebar | Cathaoirleach | 30 | 4348 | MO | |
| Roscommon County Council | 64,436 | 2,548.0 | 25.3 | Roscommon | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 3580 | RN | |
| Sligo County Council | 65,357 | 1,837.5 | 35.6 | Sligo | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 3631 | SO | |
| Ulster | UlsterTemplate:Efn | 296,120 | 8,087.3 | 36.6 | |||||
| Cavan County Council | 76,092 | 1,931.9 | 39.4 | Cavan | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 4227 | CN | |
| Donegal County Council | 158,755 | 4,859.5 | 32.6 | Lifford | Cathaoirleach | 37 | 4291 | DL | |
| Monaghan County Council | 61,273 | 1,295.9 | 47.3 | Monaghan | Cathaoirleach | 18 | 3404 | MN | |
| Ireland | 4,767,102 | 70,182.2 | 67.8 | 949 | 5,014 | ||||