South Dublin

County South Dublin
*Contae Átha Cliath Theas*
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Basic data
Country:	Ireland
Administrative headquarters:	Tallaght
Province:	Leinster
Irish name:	Contae Átha Cliath Theas
Surface:	223 km²
Residents:	278,749 (2016)
License Plate:	D.

South Dublin ( Irish : Áth Cliath Theas ) is a county in the Republic of Ireland . It is not one of the country's 26 historic counties , but was created on January 1, 1994 when County Dublin was administratively divided. The administrative seat is Tallaght .

The county's original name was Belgard. This was the name of a medieval frontier fortress on the edge of the Pale in what is now the county. In order to avoid confusion with the newly created Tallaghter district of Belgard, the official name was changed to "South Dublin" in 1994.

geography

The South Dublin area is located southwest of the city of Dublin . It stretches from the Liffey near Lucan in the north to the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains in the south. There it borders on the counties of Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown .

politics

The distribution of seats in the county council after the local elections on May 23, 2014:

Political party	Seats
Sinn Féin	9
Fine Gael	7th
Fianna Fáil	5
Labor Party	4th
Green party	1
Non-party, smaller groups	14th

Cities

Many cities in South Dublin have expanded at an above-average rate over the past 15 years. Most localities serve primarily as dormitories for Dublin commuters. The main cities are:

Web links

South Dublin County Council homepage