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County Waterford
County Waterford
Contae Phort Láirge | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Déise | |
| Motto(s): | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Region | Southern |
| Established | 1207[1] |
| County town | Waterford |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Waterford City and County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Waterford |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,858 km2 (717 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Highest elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 127,363 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | E32, E91, X35, X42, X91 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 051, 058 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-WD |
| Vehicle index mark code | W (since 2014) WD (1987–2013) |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Waterford (Irish: Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county at large, including the city, was 127,363 according to the 2022 census.[3] The county is based on the historic Gaelic territory of the Déise. There is an Irish-speaking area, Gaeltacht na nDéise, in the southwest of the county.
- ^ "A Short History of County Waterford" (PDF). waterfordcoco.ie. Waterford County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "County Profiles – Waterford" (PDF). Teagasc. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Local Authorities (County Councils): WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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