"Westmeath" redirects here. For other uses, see Westmeath (disambiguation).
County in Leinster, Ireland
County Westmeath
Contae na hIarmhí
County
Coat of arms
Nickname:
The Lake County
Motto(s):
Irish: Triath ós Triathaibh "Noble above nobility"
Country
Ireland
Province
Leinster
Region
Eastern and Midland
Established
1542[1]
County town
Mullingar
Largest settlement
Athlone
Government
• Local authority
Westmeath County Council
• Dáil constituencies
Longford–Westmeath
Meath-West
• EP constituency
Midlands–North-West
Area
• Total
1,840 km2 (710 sq mi)
• Rank
21st
Highest elevation
(Mullaghmeen)
258 m (846 ft)
Population
(2022)[2]
• Total
95,840
• Rank
22nd
• Density
52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
N37, N91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes
044, 090 (primarily)
ISO 3166 code
IE-WH
Vehicle index mark code
WH
County Westmeath (/wɛstˈmiːð/; Irish: Contae na hIarmhí or simply An Iarmhí) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meaning 'middle').[3] Westmeath County Council is the administrative body for the county, and the county town is Mullingar. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 95,840.[2]
^"'Geographical loyalty'? Counties, palatinates, boroughs and ridings". 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ ab"Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^"Kingdom of Mide". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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