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County Louth

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County Louth

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Also known as Louth, IE-LH

county in Ireland

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County Louth is a county located in Ireland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. It is one of Ireland's smallest counties by area and has historical and geographical significance as part of the island's administrative divisions.

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Located in
Leinster
Capital
Dundalk
Population
128375
Area
826.0
Shares border with
Northern Ireland
Official website
www.louthcoco.ie/en
Licence plate code
LH
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native label
Contae Lú
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Encyclopedic overview

County Louth (/laʊð/ LOWDH; Irish: Contae Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the north-east, across Carlingford Lough. It is the smallest county in Ireland by land area and the 17th most populous, with just over 139,100 residents as of 2022. The county is named after the village of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “County Louth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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