Munster

Also known as Cúige Mumhan, An Mhumhain, Munster Province, Munster Prov., Munster P., Province of Munster, Prov. of Munster, P. of Munster

Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.

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Munster is the largest of Ireland's four provinces, located in the southwest of the island, and was historically ruled as a kingdom in Gaelic Ireland before being reorganized into counties following the Norman invasion. Today it remains an important geographic and administrative region of Ireland, though its boundaries and internal divisions have changed over time due to evolving local government legislation.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Munster
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Munster.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Munster.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 160px
Settlement.image_map: Munster locator map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 192px
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Counties
Settlement.subdivision_name2: ClareCorkKerryLimerickTipperaryWaterford
Settlement.leader_name: 15 Fianna Fáil TDs 9 Fine Gael TDs 8 Sinn Féin TDs 5 Independent TDs 3 Independent Ireland TDs 3 Labour Party TDs 3 Social Democrat TDs
Settlement.leader_title2: MEPs
Settlement.leader_name2: 1 Fine Gael MEP 2 Fianna Fáil MEP 1 Sinn Féin MEP 1 Independent MEP
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 9,527
Settlement.area_total_km2: 24,684
Settlement.area_rank: 1st
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1246088
Area: 24607.52
Image: Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland - panoramio (1).jpg

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Commons category: Munster, Ireland
native label: Cúige Mumhan
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Munster has no official function for local government purposes. For the purposes of the ISO, the province is listed as one of the provincial sub-divisions of the State (ISO 3166-2:IE) and coded as "IE-M". Munster covers an area of . Its population was 1,373,346 in 2022, with Cork being the largest city. Other significant urban centres in the province include Limerick and Waterford.