County Kildare - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
• Dáil Éireann	Kildare North Kildare South
• European Parliament	East
Area
• Total	1,693 km2 (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).

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

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