County Louth
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County Louth (Irish: Contae Lú)[2][3] is a county on the east coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland.
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County Louth
Irish: Contae Lú | |
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Coordinates: 53°50′N 6°30′W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
Dáil Éireann | Louth |
EU Parliament | East |
County seat | Dundalk |
Government | |
• Type | County Council |
Area | |
• Total | 826 km2 (319 sq mi) |
• Rank | 32nd |
Population (2011) | 122,808 |
• Rank | 18th [1] |
Car plates | LH |
Website | www |
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The county town is Dundalk, which is also the largest town in Louth. Most people that live in Louth live in the two biggest towns, Dundalk and Drogheda. The 2006 Census[1] showed that Dundalk and Drogheda as not only the largest towns in the Louth, but also the second and third largest towns in Ireland.
Louth is nicknamed "the Wee County" because it is the smallest county[4] in Ireland ("wee" means small).[5]