Back Cilcennyscīr ANG مقاطعة كيلكيني Arabic Condáu de Kilkenny AST Килкени (графство) Bulgarian Kontelezh Cill Chainnigh Breton Comtat de Kilkenny Catalan Kilkenny (kondado) CEB Hrabství Kilkenny Czech Swydd Kilkenny Welsh County Kilkenny Danish
County Kilkenny
Contae Chill Chainnigh | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Named after Kilkenny | |
| Nickname: The Marble County | |
| Anthem: The Rose of Mooncoin | |
 County Kilkenny in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°35′N 7°15′W / 52.583°N 7.250°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Southern |
| Osraige | about 150 |
| Shire of Kilkenny | after 1172 |
| Earldom of Ormond | about 1328 |
| Earldom of Ossory | about 1528 |
| County of Kilkenny | by 1610 |
| Founded by | Óengus Osrithe |
| Named for | St. Canice |
| City | Kilkenny |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Kilkenny County Council[1] |
| • Dáil constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,073 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Highest elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 103,685 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cat |
| Eircode | E41, R95 (primarily) |
| Area code | + 353 56 & 353 51 |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-KK |
| Number plate | KK[4] |
| Website | Official website  |
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County Kilkenny (Irish: Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny.[a] Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. At the 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685.[3] The county was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraighe), which was coterminous with the Diocese of Ossory.
- ^ Kilkenny County Council (2016). "Kilkenny County Council Elected Members". kilkennycoco.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Central Statistics Office. "Statistical Facts About Your County – Kilkenny". cso.ie. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Oireachtas. "S.I. No. 432/1999 – Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations, 1999". irishstatutebook.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 19 (No. 1 of 2014, s. 19). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
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