Coonty Wexford
| Coonty Wexford Contae Loch Garman
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| Motto: Exemplar Hiberniae (Laitin) "An example tae Ireland" |
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| Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°45′W / 52.5°N 6.75°W | |||
| Kintra | Ireland | ||
| Province | Leinster | ||
| Dáil Éireann | Wexford | ||
| EU Parliament | East | ||
| Coonty seat | Wexford | ||
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| - Tot | 2,353.2 km2 (908.6 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 13t | ||
| Indwallers(2011)[1] | 145,320 | ||
| - Rank | 14t[2] | ||
| Code | WX | ||
| Wabsteid | wexford.ie | ||
Coonty Wexford (Erse: Contae Loch Garman) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland. It is located in the province o Leinster. It wis named efter the toun o Wexford (which derives frae the Auld Norse name Veisafjǫrðr or Waesfjord). In pre-Norman times it wis part o the Kinrick o Uí Cheinnsealaig, whose caipital wis at Ferns. The population o the coonty is 131,749 accordin tae the 2006 census. Wexford is the 13t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in area an 16t lairgest in terms o population. It is the lairgest o Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an fowert lairgest in terms o population.
References[edit]
- ↑ Wexford County. Central Statistics Office (2011).
- ↑ Census 2006 — Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area (Dublin: Stationery Office, 27 April 2007) PDF (4.22 MB) – Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved on 2008–05–16.
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