Back Cafanscīr ANG مقاطعة كافان Arabic Condáu de Cavan AST Каван (графство) Bulgarian Kontelezh An Cabhán Breton Comtat de Cavan Catalan An Cabhán (kondado sa Irland) CEB Hrabství Cavan Czech Swydd Cavan Welsh County Cavan Danish
County Cavan
Contae an Chabháin | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Breffni County | |
| Motto(s): Irish: Feardhacht is Fírinne "Manliness and Truth" | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | 21 August 1579 |
| County town | Cavan |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Cavan County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Cavan–Monaghan |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,932 km2 (746 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 19th |
| Highest elevation (Cuilcagh) | 665 m (2,182 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,704 |
| • Rank | 25th |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | A82, H12, H14, H16 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 042, 049 (primarily) |
| Vehicle index mark code | CN |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Cavan (/ˈkævən/ KAV-ən; Irish: Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (Bréifne).[3][4] Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 81,704 at the 2022 census.[2]
- ^ "Students Corner – Stats Facts about your County – Cavan". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Census Mapping – Cavan County Council". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Hayward, Richard. Ulster and the City of Belfast. Arthur Barker Ltd., 1950. p. 234.
- ^ Shearman, Hugh. Ulster. Robert Hale Limited, 1949. p. 393.
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