County Galway

county in Ireland
AdministrativeArea county_of_ireland Q169923
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County Galway

Summary

County Galway is a county of Ireland[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • County Galway is located in Connacht[3].
  • County Galway is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • County Galway's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland[5].
  • County Galway's capital is recorded as Galway[6].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Clare[7].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Offaly[8].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Roscommon[9].
  • County Galway's shares border with is recorded as County Mayo[10].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City East[11].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City Central[12].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galway City West[13].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ballinasloe[14].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conamara[15].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Loughrea[16].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Athenry–Oranmore[17].
  • County Galway's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tuam[18].
  • County Galway's legislative body is recorded as legislative body of Galway County Council[19].
  • County Galway's executive body is recorded as office of the Cathaoirleach of County Galway[20].
  • County Galway's Commons category is recorded as County Galway[21].
  • County Galway's licence plate code is recorded as G[22].
  • County Galway's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[23].
  • County Galway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.3645, 'lon': -9.45028}[24].
  • County Galway's official website is recorded as https://www.galway.ie[25].
  • County Galway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:County Galway[26].
  • County Galway's Commons gallery is recorded as County Galway[27].

Body

Geography

County Galway is in the country of Ireland[4]. It is located in Connacht[3].

Physical Characteristics

County Galway covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6149.0'}[28]. It has a population of {'amount': '+277737'}[29].

Designation and Status

County Galway's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for County Galway include Viscount Galway[30], a noble title[31], in Kingdom of Ireland[32].

Why It Matters

County Galway has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Viscount Galway[30], a noble title[31], in Kingdom of Ireland[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . iso.org. iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . logainm.ie. logainm.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . cso.ie. cso.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Entroupe · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government Cathaoirleach of County Galway
    Instance of county of Ireland
    Located in
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of County Galway
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg"
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