County Tipperary

County Tipperary
Contae Thiobraid Árann
Coat of arms of County Tipperary
Nickname: 
The Premier County
Location of County Tipperary
Interactive map of County Tipperary
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
RegionSouthern
Shired1328
Divided1838
Reunified2014
County townsNenagh/Clonmel
Government
 • Local authorityTipperary County Council
 • Dáil constituencyTipperary
 • EP constituencySouth
Area
 • Total
4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Highest elevation918 m (3,012 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
167,895
 • Rank12th
 • Density39.00/km2 (101.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
E21, E25, E32, E34, E41, E45, E53, E91 (primarily)
Telephone area codes051, 0504, 0505, 052, 061, 062, 067 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-TA
Vehicle index
mark code
T
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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County Tipperary with subdivision into baronies

County Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with eight counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 167,895 at the 2022 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles.

Tipperary County Council is the local authority for the county. In 1838, County Tipperary was divided into two ridings, North and South. From 1899 until 2014, they had their own county councils. They were unified under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which came into effect following the 2014 local elections on 3 June 2014.