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Co. Kilkenny

County Kilkenny
Contae Chill Chainnigh
County
Kilkenny city panorama
Kilkenny city panorama
Flag of County Kilkenny
Flag
Coat of arms of County Kilkenny
Coat of arms
Etymology: Named after Kilkenny
Anthem: The Rose of Mooncoin
County Kilkenny located in the south east of Ireland
County Kilkenny in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°35′N 7°15′W / 52.583°N 7.250°W / 52.583; -7.250Coordinates: 52°35′N 7°15′W / 52.583°N 7.250°W / 52.583; -7.250
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
Osraige about 150
Shire of Kilkenny after 1172
Earldom of Ormond about 1328
Earldom of Ossory about 1528
County of Kilkenny by 1610
Founded by Óengus Osrithe
Named for St. Canice
City Kilkenny
Government
 • Type County Council
 • Body Kilkenny County Council
 • Cathaoirleach Matt Doran (FF)
 • Leas Cathaoirleach Pat Fitzpatrick
 • Dáil Éireann Carlow–Kilkenny
 • European Parliament Ireland South
Area
 • Total 2,073 km2 (800 sq mi)
Area rank 16th
Dimensions
 • Length 45 km (28 mi)
 • Width 23 km (14 mi)
Highest elevation (Brandon Hill) 515 m (1,690 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 95,419
 • Estimate (2016) 99,118
 • Rank 21st
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cat
Nationalities
 • Irish 85,304
 • British 2,412
 • Polish 2,177
 • Lithuanian 419
 • Other EU 1,630
 • Rest of World 1,729
Time zone GMT (UTC±00:00)
Area code(s) + 353 56
ISO 3166 code IE-KK
Number plate KK
Website kilkennycoco.ie
Kilkenny
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