Border Region

53°57′48.5″N 7°21′26.8″W / 53.963472°N 7.357444°W / 53.963472; -7.357444

The Border Region of the Republic of Ireland, with each constituent county council highlighted. County Sligo is highlighted in dark green as it is not actually located on the Border.

The Border Region (coded IE041) is a NUTS Level III statistical region within the Republic of Ireland. The name of the region refers to its location along the Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border. It is not a cross-border region, so does not include any part of Northern Ireland. It comprises the Irish counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo. The Border Region spans 11,516 km2, 16.4% of the total area of the state, and has a population of 419,473 persons as of the 2022 census, 8.14% of the state total.

Prior to 2014, the region was administered by the Border Regional Authority. As of 2015, it is a strategic planning area within the Northern and Western Region.

The region's largest towns are Letterkenny and Sligo, both of which have populations of over 20,000.

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