County Limerick
county in Ireland
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Summary
County Limerick is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 1,786 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #18 of 26).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Munster[3]
- Country: Ireland[4]
- Capital: Limerick[5]
- Shares border with: County Cork[6], County Kerry[7], County Tipperary[8], County Clare[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Limerick City[10], Limerick City East[11], Limerick City North[12], Limerick City West[13], Adare–Rathkeale[14], Cappamore–Kilmallock[15], Newcastle West[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Debrecen[17]
- Legislative body: legislative body of Limerick City and County Council[18]
- Executive body: office of the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick[19]
- Commons category: County Limerick[20]
- Licence plate code: L[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[22]
- Official website: http://www.limerickcoco.ie[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:County Limerick[24]
- Population: 195,175[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of the City and County of Limerick[26]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Topic has template: Template:County Limerick[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Limerick[33]
- Native label: Contae Luimnigh[34]
- Area: 2756.0 km²[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Limerick[36]
- Historic county: County Limerick[37]
Why It Matters
County Limerick has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]