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County Laois

county in Ireland
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Summary

County Laois is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 1,437 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #21 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leinster[3], Midlands Region[4]
  • Country: Ireland[5]
  • Capital: Port Laoise[6]
  • Shares border with: County Offaly[7], County Kildare[8], County Carlow[9], County Kilkenny[10], County Tipperary[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Graiguecullen–Portarlington[12], Borris-in-Ossory–Mountmellick[13], Portlaoise[14]
  • Twinned administrative body: Franklin[15]
  • Legislative body: legislative body of Laois County Council[16]
  • Executive body: office of the Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council[17]
  • Commons category: County Laois[18]
  • Licence plate code: LS[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[20]
  • Inception: 1556[21]
  • Official website: http://www.laois.ie[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:County Laois[23]
  • Commons gallery: County Laois[24]
  • Population: 67,012[25]
  • Office held by head of government: Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council[26]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Otto's encyclopedia[31]
  • Topic has template: Template:County Laois[32]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Laois[33]
  • Native label: Contae Laoise[34]
  • Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in County Laois[35]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from County Laois[36]
  • Area: 1720.0 km²[37]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Laois[38]

Why It Matters

County Laois has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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