County Cork

Summary

County Cork is a county of Ireland^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_ireland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• County Cork is located in Munster^[3].
• County Cork is in the country of Ireland^[4].
• County Cork's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland^[5].
• County Cork's capital is recorded as Cork^[6].
• County Cork's official language is recorded as Irish^[7].
• County Cork's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• County Cork's flag image is recorded as Colours of Cork.svg^[9].
• County Cork's shares border with is recorded as County Kerry^[10].
• County Cork's shares border with is recorded as County Limerick^[11].
• County Cork's shares border with is recorded as County Tipperary^[12].
• County Cork's shares border with is recorded as County Waterford^[13].
• County Cork's coat of arms image is recorded as Cork county arms.png^[14].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City North-West^[15].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City North-East^[16].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City North-Central^[17].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City South-East^[18].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City South-Central^[19].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cork City South-West^[20].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fermoy^[21].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kanturk–Mallow^[22].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ballincollig–Carrigaline^[23].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cobh^[24].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Cork^[25].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bandon–Kinsale^[26].
• County Cork's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blarney–Macroom^[27].

Body

Geography

County Cork is in the country of Ireland^[4]. It is located in Munster^[3].

Physical Characteristics

County Cork's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7500'}^[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+542196'}^[29].

Designation and Status

County Cork's instance of is recorded as county of Ireland^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for County Cork include corkite^[30], a mineral species^[31].

Why It Matters

County Cork ranks in the top 8% of county_of_ireland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include corkite^[30], a mineral species^[31].