County Westmeath

County Westmeath is in the region of Ireland, and historically part of the kingdoms of Meath and of Leinster. It's about 90 min travel northwest of Dublin.
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is a town in County Westmeath, almost dead-centre of Ireland and bisected by the River Shannon. The promenade on the River Shannon is popular among anglers, birdwatchers and swimmers.

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is the county town of County Westmeath, with a population of 23,000 in 2022. It has nearby lakes for recreation and a grand mansion with a disturbing history.

County Westmeath

Latitude of center
53.5° or 53° 30′ north
Longitude of center
-7.5° or 7° 30′ west
Population
88,800
Elevation
124 metres (407 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2960972
Wiki­data ID
Q182633
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“County Westmeath” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة وستميث”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه وستميث”
  • Asturian: “Condáu de Westmeath”
  • Balinese: “County Westmeath”
  • Basque: “Westmeath konderria”
  • Basque: “Westmeatheko konderri”
  • Basque: “Westmeatheko konderria”
  • Belarusian: “графства Уэстміт”
  • Belarusian: “графства Ўэстміт”
  • Belarusian: “Уэстміт (графства)”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэстміт (графства)”
  • Belarusian: “Уэстміт”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэстміт”
  • Bengali: “কাউন্টি ওয়েস্টমিদ”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh An Iarmhí”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Iarmhí”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Westmeath”
  • Breton: “Westmeath”
  • Bulgarian: “Уестмийт”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Westmeath”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de Westmeath”
  • Cebuano: “An Iarmhí”
  • Chinese: “Westmeath Kūn”
  • Chinese: “西米斯郡”
  • Chinese: “韋斯特米斯”
  • Chinese: “韋斯特米斯郡”
  • Chinese: “韦斯特米斯郡”
  • Czech: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Czech: “County Westmeath”
  • Czech: “Hrabství Westmeath”
  • Czech: “Westmeath”
  • Danish: “County Westmeath”
  • Dutch: “County Westmeath”
  • Dutch: “Westmeath”
  • Esperanto: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Esperanto: “County Westmeath”
  • Esperanto: “Graflando Westmeath”
  • Estonian: “Westmeathi krahvkond”
  • Finnish: “Westmeathin kreivikunta”
  • French: “comté de Westmeath”
  • French: “Comté de Westmeath”
  • French: “Westmeath”
  • Galician: “Condado de Westmeath”
  • Galician: “Westmeath”
  • Georgian: “უესტმითის საგრაფო”
  • German: “County Westmeath”
  • German: “IE-WH”
  • German: “Westmeath”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Ουέστμιθ”
  • Greek: “Ουέστμιθ”
  • Gujarati: “કાઉન્ટી વેસ્ટમેથ”
  • Hausa: “Ƙasar Westmeath”
  • Hausa: “Westmeath”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז וסטמית‘”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז וסטמית’”
  • Hindi: “काउंटी वेस्टमेथ”
  • Indonesian: “County Westmeath”
  • Irish: “An Iarmhí”
  • Irish: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Irish: “Westmeath”
  • Italian: “Contea di Westmeath”
  • Italian: “County Westmeath”
  • Italian: “Westmeath”
  • Japanese: “ウェストミーズ県”
  • Kannada: “ಕೌಂಟಿ ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಮೀಥ್”
  • Kazakh: “Уэстмит”
  • Korean: “웨스트미스주”
  • Kurdish: “County Westmeath”
  • Latin: “Comitatus Midiensis Occidentalis”
  • Latvian: “Vestmītas grāfiste”
  • Lithuanian: “Vakarų Mytas”
  • Lithuanian: “Vakarų Myto grafystė”
  • Lithuanian: “Vestmido grafystė”
  • Lithuanian: “Vestmifo grafystė”
  • Macedonian: “Вестмит”
  • Malay: “County Westmeath”
  • Malay: “Kaunti Westmeath”
  • Manx: “Coontae ny h-Eearvee”
  • Manx: “Coontae ny Heear-Vee”
  • Manx: “Coontae yn Eearvee”
  • Marathi: “काउंटी वेस्टमेथ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Westmeath Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Westmeath”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “County Westmeath”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Westmeath”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “County Westmeath”
  • Norwegian: “Westmeath”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Westmeð”
  • Persian: “وست میث”
  • Polish: “Westmeath”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Westmeath”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Westmeath”
  • Romanian: “Județul Westmeath”
  • Romanian: “Westmeath”
  • Russian: “Вестмит”
  • Russian: “Графство Уэстмит”
  • Russian: “Западный Мит”
  • Russian: “Уэстмит”
  • Scots: “Coontie Westmeath”
  • Scots: “Coonty Westmeath”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Contae na h-Iar-mhidhe”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Serbian: “Vestmid”
  • Serbian: “Вестмид”
  • Sinhala: “වෙස්ට්මිත් ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Slovak: “Westmeath”
  • Slovenian: “County Westmeath”
  • Slovenian: “IE-WH”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Westmeath”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Westmeath”
  • Spanish: “Westmeath”
  • Swahili: “Wilaya ya Westmeath”
  • Swedish: “Contae An Iarmhi”
  • Swedish: “Contae An Iarmhí”
  • Swedish: “County Westmeath”
  • Swedish: “Westmeath”
  • Tajik: “Vilojati Vestmijt”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Вестмийт”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Вестмӣт”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Уестмеат”
  • Tamil: “கவுண்டி வெஸ்டமேத்”
  • Telugu: “వెస్ట్‌మీత్ కౌంటీ”
  • Thai: “รัฐโอไฮโอ”
  • Turkish: “An Iarmhí”
  • Turkish: “Batı Meath ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Co na hIarmhí”
  • Turkish: “Co Westmeath”
  • Turkish: “Co. na hIarmhí”
  • Turkish: “Co. W. Meath”
  • Turkish: “Co. West Meath”
  • Turkish: “Co. Westmeath”
  • Turkish: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Turkish: “County West Meath”
  • Turkish: “County Westmeath”
  • Turkish: “IE-WH”
  • Turkish: “W. Meath Co.”
  • Turkish: “W. Meath County”
  • Turkish: “West Meath Co.”
  • Turkish: “West Meath County”
  • Turkish: “West Meath”
  • Turkish: “Westmeath Co.”
  • Turkish: “Westmeath County”
  • Turkish: “Westmeath ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Westmeath Kontluğu”
  • Turkish: “Westmeath”
  • Ukrainian: “графство Західний Міт”
  • Ukrainian: “Західний Міт”
  • Urdu: “کاؤنٹی ویسٹمیاتھ”
  • Urdu: “کاؤنٹی ویسٹمیدھ”
  • Vietnamese: “Hạt Westmeath”
  • Welsh: “Contae na hIarmhí”
  • Welsh: “Swydd An Iarmí”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Westmeath”
  • Western Panjabi: “ویسٹ میتھ”

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