County Limerick

County Limerick Contae Luimnigh
County
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  The Treaty County, Shannonside
Motto(s):  Irish: Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach "Remember Limerick"
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
Region	Southern (Mid-West)
Established	1210[1]
County town	Limerick and Newcastle West
Government
• Local authority	Limerick City and County Council
• Dáil constituencies	Limerick City and Limerick County
• EP constituency	South
Area
• Total	2,756 km2 (1,064 sq mi)
• Rank	10th
Highest elevation (Galtymore)	918 m (3,012 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]	209,536
• Rank	9th
• Density	76.03/km2 (196.9/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Limerickman, Shannonsider, Treatyman
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys	V35, V42, V94 (primarily)
Telephone area codes	061, 069 (primarily)
Vehicle index mark code	L (since 2014) LK (1987–2013)
Website	Official website

County Limerick (Irish: Contae Luimnigh) is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2022 census was 209,536 of whom 102,287 lived in Limerick City, the county capital.^[3][4]