County Westmeath
county in Ireland
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Summary
County Westmeath is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 1,279 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #19 of 26).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leinster[3]
- Country: Ireland[4]
- Capital: Mullingar[5]
- Shares border with: County Meath[6], County Offaly[7], County Roscommon[8], County Longford[9], County Cavan[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Athlone[11], Mullingar[12], Mullingar–Coole[13], Mullingar–Kilbeggan[14]
- Legislative body: legislative body of Westmeath County Council[15]
- Executive body: office of the Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council[16]
- Commons category: County Westmeath[17]
- Licence plate code: WH[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[19]
- Inception: November 25, 1542[20]
- Coordinate location: 53.5, -7.5[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:County Westmeath[22]
- Commons gallery: County Westmeath[23]
- Population: 88,396[24]
- Office held by head of government: Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Topic has template: Template:County Westmeath[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Westmeath[31]
- Native label: An Iarmhí[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from County Westmeath[33]
- Area: 1840.0[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Westmeath[35]
- Historic county: County Westmeath[36]
Why It Matters
County Westmeath has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]