County Leitrim

Also known as Leitrim, Co Leitrim, Co. Leitrim, Liatroim

county in Ireland

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County Leitrim is a county located in Ireland, situated in the northern part of the country. It is one of Ireland's 32 counties and plays a role as an administrative division within the Irish state.

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Instance of: county of Ireland
Country: Republic of Ireland
Capital: Carrick-on-Shannon
Population: 35199
Area: 1590.0
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Shares border with: Northern Ireland
Official website: www.leitrimcoco.ie
Licence plate code: LM

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Commons category: County Leitrim
topic's main category: Category:County Leitrim
Commons gallery: County Leitrim
native label: Contae Liatroma
historic county: County Leitrim
P11012: village
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
topic has template: Template:County Leitrim

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County Leitrim (/ˈliːtrəm/ LEE-trəm; Irish: Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census.

The county was based on the Gaelic territory of West Breffny (Bréifne) as it existed in the 1580s.

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County Leitrim

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