County Offaly
County Offaly
Contae Uíbh Fhailí | |
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| Nickname: The Faithful County | |
| Motto: | |
Interactive map of County Offaly | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Eastern and Midland |
| Established | 1556 |
| County town | Tullamore |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Offaly County Council |
| • Dáil constituencies | Offaly |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,001 km2 (773 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Highest elevation (Arderin) | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 83,150 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 41.55/km2 (107.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | R35, R42, R45 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 046, 057 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-OY |
| Vehicle index mark code | OY |
| Website | Official website  |
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settlement_type. Replace with type.County Offaly (/ˈɒfəli/; Irish: Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain, who was at the time King of Ireland by jure uxoris. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 82,668 at the 2022 census.