List of Irish counties by area
This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area. Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type.
Rank | County | Area (km²) | Density (/ km²) | Traditional Province |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cork | 7,500 [1] | 72.3 | Munster |
2 | Galway | 6,149 [2] | 42.0 | Connacht |
3 | Mayo | 5,586 [3] | 23.3 | Connacht |
4 | Donegal | 4,861 [4] | 32.6 | Ulster |
5 | Kerry | 4,807 [5] | 30.7 | Munster |
6 | Tipperary | 4,305 [6] | 37.2 | Munster |
7 | Clare | 3,450 [7] | 34.4 | Munster |
8 | Tyrone | 3,266 [8] | 54.5 | Ulster |
9 | Antrim | 3,086 [9] | 202.9 | Ulster |
10 | Limerick | 2,756 [10] | 70.8 | Munster |
11 | Roscommon | 2,548 [11] | 25.3 | Connacht |
12 | Down | 2,489 [9] | 215.6 | Ulster |
13 | Wexford | 2,367 [12] | 63.2 | Leinster |
14 | Meath | 2,342 [13] | 83.2 | Leinster |
15 | Londonderry | 2,118 [9] | 119.1 | Ulster |
16 | Kilkenny | 2,073 [14] | 47.8 | Leinster |
17 | Wicklow | 2,027 [15] | 70.2 | Leinster |
18 | Offaly | 2,001 [16] | 38.9 | Leinster |
19 | Cavan | 1,932 [17] | 39.3 | Ulster |
20 | Waterford | 1,857 [18] | 62.7 | Munster |
21 | Westmeath | 1,840 [19] | 48.2 | Leinster |
22 | Sligo | 1,838 [20] | 35.5 | Connacht |
23 | Laois | 1,720 [21] | 49.3 | Leinster |
24 | Kildare | 1,695 [22] | 131.0 | Leinster |
25 | Fermanagh | 1,691 [23] | 36.1 | Ulster |
26 | Leitrim | 1,590 [24] | 20.1 | Connacht |
27 | Armagh | 1,327 [9] | 131.8 | Ulster |
28 | Monaghan | 1,295 [25] | 47.3 | Ulster |
29 | Longford | 1,091 [26] | 37.4 | Leinster |
30 | Dublin | 922 [27] | 1,459.2 | Leinster |
31 | Carlow | 897 [28] | 63.4 | Leinster |
32 | Louth | 826 [29] | 155.4 | Leinster |
Average | 2,633 | |||
Total | Ireland | 84,252 | 77.9 |
See also
- List of Irish counties by population
- List of Irish counties by highest point
- List of Irish counties by coastline
References
- ^ [1] County Cork
- ^ [2] County Galway
- ^ [3] County Mayo
- ^ [4] County Donegal
- ^ [5] County Kerry
- ^ [6] County Tipperary
- ^ [7] County Clare
- ^ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Areas, regions, and land divisions". Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
- ^ [8] County Limerick
- ^ [9] County Roscommon
- ^ [10] County Wexford
- ^ [11] County Meath
- ^ [12] County Kilkenny
- ^ [13] County Wicklow
- ^ [14] County Offaly
- ^ [15] County Cavan
- ^ [16] County Waterford
- ^ [17] County Westmeath
- ^ [18] County Sligo
- ^ [19] County Laois
- ^ [20] County Kildare
- ^ [21] County Fermanagh
- ^ [22] County Leitrim
- ^ [23] County Monaghan
- ^ [24] County Longford
- ^ [25] County Dublin
- ^ [26] County Carlow
- ^ [27] County Louth
Categories:
- Lists related to counties of Ireland
- Ireland geography-related lists