Back Graafskap Kildare Afrikaans Cildarascīr ANG مقاطعة كيلدير Arabic Condáu de Kildare AST Кілдэр Byelorussian Килдеър (графство) Bulgarian Kontelezh Cill Dara Breton Comtat de Kildare Catalan Kildare (kondado) CEB Hrabství Kildare Czech
County Kildare
Contae Chill Dara | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Thoroughbred County | |
| Motto(s): | |
 Location of County Kildare (dark green) in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′N 6°48′W / 53.200°N 6.800°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Eastern and Midland |
| Established | 1297[1] |
| County town | Naas |
| Largest settlement | Naas |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Kildare County Council |
| • Dáil constituencies | Kildare North Kildare South |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,695 km2 (654 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th |
| Highest elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 246,977 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | R14, R45, R51, W12, W23, W34, W91 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 01, 045, 059 (primarily) |
| Vehicle index mark code | KE |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census.[2]
- ^ "A Brief History of Co.Kildare". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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