County Kildare Irish : Contae Chill Dara
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Meanma agus Misneach    ( Irish ) "Spirit and Courage"
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°45′W  /  53.167°N 6.750°W  / 53.167; -6.750
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County town	Naas
Government
? Type	County Council
?  Dail Eireann	Kildare North Kildare South
?  European Parliament	East
Area
? Total	1,693 km 2 (654 sq mi)
? Rank	24th
Population   (2011)	209,955
? Rank	7th
Code	KE
Website	www .kildare .ie

County Kildare ( Irish : Contae Chill Dara ) is an Irish county to the southwest of Dublin . It is in the province of Leinster . The name comes from the Irish, meaning church ( Cill ) of the oaks ( Dara ).

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• County Kildare Community Network
• http://www.kildare.ie
• http://www.kildarecoco.ie

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