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County Galway
Sign in to saveAlso known as County Galway, Ireland, Co Galway, Co. Galway, Contae na Gaillimhe, Galway, Galway County, Galway Co., Gallway
county in Ireland
County Galway is a county located in Ireland, situated on the western part of the island. It is one of Ireland's largest counties and is known for its natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and role in Irish history and society.
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- Instance of
- county of Ireland
- Official name
- Galway
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- West Region, Ireland
- Capital
- Galway
- Population
- 277737
- Area
- 6149.0
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- County Mayo
- Official website
- www.galway.ie
- Image
- Ireland map County Galway.png
- Licence plate code
- G
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons category
- County Galway
- topic's main category
- Category:County Galway
- Commons gallery
- County Galway
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in County Galway
- native label
- Galway
- language used
- Irish
- historic county
- County Galway
- topic has template
- Template:County Galway
- P11012
- Q526
- P12749
- Georg Gothein
- P8168
- Strafgesetzbuch
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Encyclopedic overview
County Galway (/ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ GAWL-way; Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 2022 census.
There are several Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county. The traditional county includes the city of Galway, but the city and county are separate local government areas, administered by the local authorities of Galway City Council in the urban area and Galway County Council in the rest of the county.
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