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County Roscommon

county in Ireland
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Summary

County Roscommon is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 6,587 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #14 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Connacht[3]
  • Country: Ireland[4]
  • Capital: Roscommon[5]
  • Shares border with: County Mayo[6], County Sligo[7], County Leitrim[8], County Longford[9], County Westmeath[10], County Offaly[11], County Galway[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Athlone[13], Boyle[14], Roscommon[15]
  • Legislative body: legislative body of Roscommon County Council[16]
  • Executive body: office of the Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council[17]
  • Commons category: County Roscommon[18]
  • Licence plate code: RN[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[20]
  • Official website: http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:County Roscommon[22]
  • Commons gallery: County Roscommon[23]
  • Population: 64,436[24]
  • Office held by head of government: Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council[25]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[30]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Roscommon[31]
  • Native label: Contae Ros Comáin[32]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from County Roscommon[33]
  • Area: 2548.0 km²[34]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Roscommon[35]
  • Historic county: County Roscommon[36]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for County Roscommon include Roscommon County[37], a county of Michigan[38], in United States[39], founded in 1840[40].

Why It Matters

County Roscommon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Roscommon County[37], a county of Michigan[38], in United States[39], founded in 1840[40].

Related Entities

Athlone Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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