County Kildare

County Kildare Contae Chill Dara
County
Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Thoroughbred County
Motto:  Meanma agus Misneach (Irish) "Spirit and Courage"
Interactive map of County Kildare
Coordinates: 53°12′N 6°48′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Region	Eastern and Midland
Established	1297
County town	Naas
Largest settlement	Naas
Government
• Local authority	Kildare County Council
• Dáil constituencies	Kildare North Kildare South
• EP constituency	Midlands–North-West
Area
• Total	1,695 km2 (654 sq mi)
• Rank	24th
Highest elevation (Cupidstown Hill)	379 m (1,243 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	246,977
• Rank	7th
• Density	145.7/km2 (377.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys	R14, R45, R51, W12, W23, W34, W91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes	01, 045, 059 (primarily)
ISO 3166 code	IE-KE
Vehicle index mark code	KE
Website	Official website

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County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census.