Munster
Munster (Irish: an Mhumhain [ə ˈwuːnʲ] or Cúige Mumhan [ˌkuːɟə ˈmˠuːnˠ]) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (Irish: rí ruirech). Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.
This article is about the Irish province. For the German town, see Munster, Lower Saxony. For the German city, see Münster. For the town in the United States, see Munster, Indiana. For other uses, see Munster (disambiguation).
Munster
An Mhumhain[1]
13 Fianna Fáil TDs
8 Independent TDs
8 Sinn Féin TDs
8 Fine Gael TDs
2 Labour Party TDs
2 Green Party TDs
1 Anti-Austerity Alliance TD
1 Social Democrat TD
1 Fine Gael MEP
1 Fianna Fáil MEP
1 Green Party MEP
1 Independents 4 Change MEP
24,684 km2 (9,527 sq mi)
1,373,346
56/km2 (140/sq mi)
02x, 05x, 06x (primarily)
IE-M
Munster has no official function for local government purposes. For the purposes of the ISO, the province is listed as one of the provincial sub-divisions of the State (ISO 3166-2:IE) and coded as "IE-M". Geographically, Munster covers a total area of 24,675 km2 (9,527 sq mi) and has a population of 1,373,346,[2] with the most populated city being Cork. Other significant urban centres in the province include Limerick and Waterford.
