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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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- Instance of
- county of Ireland
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- Leinster
- Capital
- Dundalk
- Population
- 128375
- Area
- 826.0
- Time zone
- Western European Time
- Shares border with
- Northern Ireland
- Official website
- www.louthcoco.ie/en
- Licence plate code
- LH
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- Commons category
- County Louth
- topic's main category
- Category:County Louth
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- County Louth
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in County Louth
- category of associated people
- Category:People from County Louth
- historic county
- County Louth
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Contae Lú
- topic has template
- Template:County Louth
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- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- P12749
- Hendrik van Zutphen
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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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