Coontie Laois

Coonty Laois Contae Laoise
Coat airms
Motto(s):  I bpáirt leis an bpobal  (Erse) "In pairtnership wi the commonty"
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Laois-Offaly
EU Parliament	East
Coonty seat	Portlaoise
Govrenment
• Teep	Coonty Cooncil
Area
• Total	1720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Area rank	23rd
Population  (2011)	80,559
• Rank	23rd
Caur plates	LS
Website	www.laois.ie

Coonty Laois (pronounced /ˈliːʃ/ ^{(deprecatit template)} "leash" – Erse: Contae Laoise) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland. It is locatit in the province o Leinster. Its name wis formerly spelt as Laoighis an Leix. The population o the coonty is 69,012 accordin tae the 2006 census. Laois is the 23rd lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in aurie an 24t lairgest in terms o population. It is the seivent lairgest o Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an tent lairgest in terms o population.