County Leitrim
County Leitrim
Contae Liatroma | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: The Wild Rose County (Others) | |
Interactive map of County Leitrim | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | 1565–83 |
| County town | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Leitrim County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Sligo–Leitrim |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,589 km2 (614 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Highest elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 35,199 |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 22.15/km2 (57.37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | F91, N41 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 071 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-LM |
| Vehicle index mark code | LM |
| Website | Official website |
County Leitrim (/ˈliːtrəm/ LEE-trəm; Irish: Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census.
The county was based on the Gaelic territory of West Breffny (Bréifne) as it existed in the 1580s.