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County Westmeath

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County Westmeath

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Also known as Westmeath, West Meath, County West Meath, Co. Westmeath, Co. West Meath, Co. W. Meath, County W. Meath, W. Meath

county in Ireland

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County Westmeath is a county located in Ireland, situated in the midlands region of the country. It is one of Ireland's 32 counties and serves as an administrative division with its own local governance and cultural identity.

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Located in
Leinster
Capital
Mullingar
Population
88396
Area
1840.0
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Shares border with
County Cavan
Licence plate code
WH
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County Westmeath
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Category:County Westmeath
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County Westmeath
category for people born here
Category:Births in County Westmeath
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Category:People from County Westmeath
historic county
County Westmeath
inception
1542-11-25
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native label
An Iarmhí
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Encyclopedic overview

County Westmeath (/wɛstˈmiːð/; Irish: Contae na hIarmhí or simply An Iarmhí) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meaning 'middle'). Westmeath County Council is the administrative body for the county, and the county town is Mullingar. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 95,840.

History

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

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