Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Also known as Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown, Dunleary, County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

county in Leinster, Ireland

Key facts

Country: Ireland
Province: Leinster
Region: Eastern and Midland
County town: Dún Laoghaire
Local authority: Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
D il constituencies: Dún Laoghaire , Dublin Rathdown
Ep constituency: Dublin
Total: 125.8 km (48.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation two rock: 536 m (1,759 ft)
Density: 1,859/km (4,815/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC±0 ( WET )
Summer dst: UTC+1 ( IST )
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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown (Irish: Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished in 1994. It is named after the former borough of Dún Laoghaire and the barony of Rathdown. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 233,860 at the time of the 2022 census.

Geography and subdivisions