Leinster, Ireland

Leinster is one of 4 primary administrative regions in Ireland with a population of approximately 2,858,501 people.

Facts and figures on Leinster at a glance

Region name: Leinster (Leinster)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,858,501 people
Country: Ireland
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Leinster (Leinster) is located in the regional capital Dublin (Dublin) with a population of 1,024,027 people.

Facts and figures about Leinster
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Leinster Leinster2,858,501 peopleDublin Dublin1,024,027 people

Compare with other regions in Ireland.

Map of Leinster

Map of Leinster

Information on Leinster

Information on Leinster
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Leinster LeinsterDublin Dublin15IrelandEurope

Time in Leinster

Time in Leinster
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:37am (06:37h)In effect (+1 hour)Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 5:37am (05:37h)GMT UTC +1.0Europe/Dublin

Geographic coordinates of Leinster

Latitude & Longitude of Leinster
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map53°10'00.0"N (53.1666700°)7°01'16.4"W (-7.0212100°)

Subregions in Leinster

There are 15 administrative subregions in Leinster.
Subregions in Leinster
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
An Longfort An Longfort1.40,873Longford Longford7,787
County Carlow County Carlow2.56,932Carlow Carlow24,272
Dublin City Dublin City3.554,554--
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown4.218,018--
Fingal County Fingal County5.296,214Swords Swords42,738
Kildare Kildare6.222,504Naas Naas20,713
Kilkenny Kilkenny7.99,232Kilkenny Kilkenny21,589
Laois Laois8.84,697Portlaoise Portlaoise13,622
Louth Louth9.139,100Dundalk Dundalk39,004
Meath Meath10.220,296Navan Navan24,545
South Dublin South Dublin11.278,749Tallaght Tallaght80,339
Uibh Fhaili Uíbh Fhailí12.77,961Tullamore Tullamore11,575
Westmeath Westmeath13.88,770An Muileann gCearr An Muileann gCearr17,262
Wexford Wexford14.149,722Wexford Wexford19,913
Wicklow Wicklow15.142,425Wicklow Wicklow14,048

External sources of information on Leinster

Leinster on Wikipedia