County Tipperary
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.
County Tipperary
Contae Thiobraid Árann | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Premier County | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Region | Southern |
| Shired | 1328 |
| Divided | 1838 |
| Reunified | 2014 |
| County towns | Nenagh/Clonmel |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Tipperary County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Tipperary |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,305 km2 (1,662 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Highest elevation | 918 m (3,012 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 167,895 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | E21, E25, E32, E34, E41, E45, E53, E91 (primarily) |
| Telephone area codes | 051, 0504, 0505, 052, 062, 067 (primarily) |
| Vehicle index mark code | T |
| Website | Official website |
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.