Port Laoise
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| Coordinates: 53°01′51″N 7°18′03″W / 53.0309°N 7.3008°W | ||
| Country | Ireland | |
| Province | Leinster | |
| County | Laois | |
| Founded | 1557 AD(as Maryborough) | |
| Town Charter | 1570 AD | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Laois County Council | |
| • LEA | Portlaoise | |
| • Dáil Éireann | ||
| • European Parliament | Midlands–North-West | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 20,145 | |
| • Rank | 18th (2nd in Midlands) | |
| • Density | 2,074.7/km2 (5,373/sq mi) | |
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| Demonym(s) | Portlaoisian | |
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | |
| Eircode | R32 | |
| Area code(s) | 057, (+353)57 | |
| Currency | Euro;(EUR:€) | |
| Date Format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) | |
| Vehicle index mark code |
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| Drives on the | Left | |
Port Laoise, or Portlaoise (Irish [pˠɔɾˠt̪ˠˈl̪ˠiːʃə], anglicised /pɔːrtˈliːʃ/), is a town in Ireland. It is located in Co. Laois in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster. With a population of 20,145, it is the second-most populous town in the Midlands, with only eight fewer less people than Athlone), and the most populous and most densely populated county town.
It was an important town in the medieval period, as the site of the Fort of Maryborough, a Fort built by English settlers in the 16th Century.
Portlaoise is fringed by the Slieve Bloom mountains to the west and north-west and the Great Heath of Maryborough to the east. It is notable for its architecture, engineering and transport connections. On the national road network, Portlaoise is located 80km (49 miles) south-west from Dublin on the N7/M7, 170km (105 miles) north-east from Cork on the M8/M7 and 113km (70 miles) east of Limerick on the M7.
It was once famous for the manufacture of iron and steel, tennis balls, rubber seals and electrical cabling. Today Portlaoise is a commercial centre, with the economy dominated by the service sector, and an important retail, transport, events and conference hub.
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