County Sligo

County Sligo
Contae Shligigh
Coat of arms of County Sligo
Nickname: 
Yeats Country
Motto: 
Anthem: "Isle of Innisfree" and
"Down by the Salley Gardens"
Location of County Sligo
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
RegionNorthern and Western
Established1585[1]
County townSligo
Government
 • Local authoritySligo County Council
 • Dáil constituencySligo–Leitrim
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total1,837 km2 (709 sq mi)
 • Rank22nd
Highest elevation647 m (2,123 ft)
Population
 • Total70,198
 • Rank27th
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
F56, F91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes071 (primarily)
Vehicle index
mark code
SO
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map

County Sligo (/ˈslɡ/ SLY-goh, Irish: Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 70,198 at the 2022 census.[3] It is noted for Benbulben Mountain, one of Ireland's most distinctive natural landmarks.

  1. ^ ConnollyCove (13 December 2018). "Mesmerising Beauty of County Sligo". Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "County Profiles – Sligo". Western Development Commission. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Census Mapping – Sligo County Council". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

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