Coonty Kilkenny
| Coonty Kilkenny Contae Chill Chainnigh
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| Kintra | Ireland | ||
| Province | Leinster | ||
| Dáil Éireann | Carlow-Kilkenny | ||
| EU Parliament | East | ||
| Coonty seat | Kilkenny | ||
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| - Tot | 2,072 km2 (800 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 16t | ||
| Indwallers(2011) | 95,419 | ||
| - Rank | 21st | ||
| Caur plates | KK | ||
| Wabsteid | kilkennycoco.ie | ||
Coonty Kilkenny (Erse: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland, an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland an aw, locatit athin the province o Leinster. It wis named efter the toun o Kilkenny (Erse: Cill Chainnigh) an haes a population of 87,558.
Kilkenny is the 16t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in aurie an 21st lairgest in terms o population. It is the third lairgest of Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an seivent lairgest in terms o population.
The River Nore flows through the coonty an the River Suir forms the border wi Coonty Waterford. Brandon Hill is the heichest point wi an elevation o 515 m (1,690 ft).
The current coonty formit pairt o the Kinrick o Osraige an ecclesiastical Diocese o Ossory.
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