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County Dublin

County Dublin
Area:	921 km²
Capital:	Dublin
Code:	D
Population:	1,122,821 (2002)
Province:	Leinster

Dublin (Irish language Áth Cliath) is the county that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland.

County Dublin is located on the East coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster. It is the third smallest county in Ireland with a land area of 921 km² (356 square miles). The census of 2002¹ recorded a total population of 1,122,821. It borders County Meath to the north-west, County Kildare to the south-west, and County Wicklow to the south.

Dublin City Council has existed for centuries, previously as Dublin Corporation, as a county borough, whilst Dublin County Council in 1994 was abolished and the three administrative counties have full local authority status since.

The local authority divisions are:

Name	Location	Status	Area: km²	Pop: 2002 1
Dublin City	centre	city	114.99 (12.6%)	495,781 (44.2%)
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown	south-east	county	127.31 (13.9%)	191,792 (17.1%)
Fingal	north	county	448.07 (49.1%)	196,413 (17.5%)
South Dublin	south-west	county	222.74 (24.4%)	238,835 (21.3%)

Citation

Central Statistics Office