County Meath Contae na Mí
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Motto: Tré Neart le Chéile (Irish) "Together Strong" |
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Country | Ireland | |
Province | Leinster | |
Dáil Éireann |
Meath East Meath West Louth |
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EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West | |
County town | Navan | |
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• Type | County Council | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2,342 km2 (904 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 14th | |
Population (2016) | 194,942 | |
• Rank | 9th | |
Vehicle index mark code |
MH | |
Website | www |
County Meath (/ˈmiːð/ MEEDH; Irish: Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Mid-East Region. It is named after the historic Kingdom of Meath (from Midhe meaning "middle").Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. According to the 2016 census, the population of the county is 195,044. The county town of Meath is Navan. Other towns in the county include Trim, Kells, Laytown, Ashbourne and Dunboyne.
The county is drained by the River Boyne.
Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area, and the ninth-largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size, and the third-largest in terms of population. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the circuit court. County Meath also has the only two Gaeltacht areas in the province of Leinster, at Ráth Cairn and Baile Ghib.