County Carlow
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County Carlow Contae Cheatharlach
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| Country | Ireland | ||
| Province | Leinster | ||
| Dáil Éireann | Carlow–Kilkenny | ||
| EU Parliament | South | ||
| County town | Carlow | ||
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| • Type | County Council | ||
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| • Total | 897 km2 (346 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 31st | ||
| Population (2016) | 56,875 | ||
| • Rank | 30th | ||
| Vehicle index mark code |
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| Website | www |
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County Carlow (Irish: Contae Cheatharlach) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 54,612 according to the 2011 census.
Carlow, or "Ceatharlach" originally part of the Norman Palantine-county of Leinster, became a separate county probably around 1306. At that time it was larger than today, extending to and including the coastal area around Arklow, though control of this area became disputed with the Irish chieftains of the area. These areas were given over to County Wicklow in 1606-07
There are seven historic baronies in the county: Carlow, Forth, Idrone East, Idrone West, Rathvilly, St Mullin's Lower and St Mullin's Upper.
Local government in County Carlow is governed by the Local Government Acts, the most recent of which (Local Government Act 2001) established a two-tier structure of local government. The top tier of the structure consists of Carlow County Council. The second tier of local government consists of town councils. Outside the borough, the county council is solely responsible for local services. Two towns in the county have town councils: Carlow and Muine Bheag. There are 21 councillors in the county council who are returned from five local electoral areas: Borris (3), Carlow East (4), Carlow West (5), Muine Bheag (4) and Tullow (4). As the county is part of the South-East Region, some county councillors are also representatives on the South-East Regional Authority.
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