County Offaly

County Offaly Contae Uíbh Fhailí
County
Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Faithful County
Motto(s):  Esto Fidelis  (Latin) "Be Faithful"
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Region	Eastern and Midland
Established	1556[1]
County town	Tullamore
Government
• Local authority	Offaly County Council
• Dáil constituencies	Laois–Offaly Kildare South
• EP constituency	South
Area
• Total	2,001 km2 (773 sq mi)
• Rank	18th
Highest elevation (Arderin)	527 m (1,729 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	83,150
• Rank	24th
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys	R35, R42, R45 (primarily)
Telephone area codes	046, 057 (primarily)
Vehicle index mark code	OY
Website	Official website

County Offaly (/ˈɒfəli/; Irish: Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 82,668 at the 2022 census.^[2]