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County Leitrim

county in Ireland
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County Leitrim is an administrative area in Ireland.[1] Its capital is Carrick-on-Shannon.

It had a population of 35k in 2022.[2] Its area is 1.6k.

Its time zone is UTC±00:00.

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Connacht[3], Border Region[4]
  • Country: Ireland[5]
  • Capital: Carrick-on-Shannon[6]
  • Shares border with: County Sligo[7], County Cavan[8], County Fermanagh[9], County Donegal[10], County Roscommon[11], County Longford[12], Northern Ireland[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Carrick-on-Shannon[14], Manorhamilton[15], Ballinamore[16]
  • Legislative body: legislative body of Leitrim County Council[17]
  • Executive body: office of the Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council[18]
  • Commons category: County Leitrim[19]
  • Licence plate code: LM[20]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[21]
  • Official website: http://www.leitrimcoco.ie[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:County Leitrim[23]
  • Commons gallery: County Leitrim[24]
  • Population: 35,199[25]
  • Office held by head of government: Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council[26]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
  • Topic has template: Template:County Leitrim[28]
  • Category for people born here: Q24040038[29]
  • Native label: Contae Liatroma[30]
  • Area: 1590.0 km²[31]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Leitrim[32]
  • Historic county: County Leitrim[33]

Why It Matters

County Leitrim has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Ireland Northern Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Central Statistics Office. Retrieved . data.cso.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.leitrimcoco.ie
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.116666666667, 'lon': -8}
    Category for people born here → Q24040038
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