Eastern and Midland Region

NUTS 2 region in Ireland

Place in Ireland

Eastern and Midland Region

Eastern and Midland Region in blue

Coordinates: 53°35′09″N 6°56′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.5857°N 6.9437°W﻿ / 53.5857; -6.9437
Country| Ireland
Area

[1]

• Total

| 14,464 km2 (5,585 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

• Total

| 2,540,307
• Density| 180/km2 (450/sq mi)
GDP

[3]

• Total| €262.708 billion (2022)
• Per capita| €103,416 (2022)
Website| Official website

Eastern and Midland Region

Eastern and Midland Region is a subdivision of Ireland as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the three classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Ireland. The region incorporates the eastern parts of the country, and incorporates 12 counties across the Mid-East, Midlands, and Dublin regions. With a population of more than 2.5 million, and it is the most populated of the three regions of Ireland. With a high HDI, the region is classified as one of the more developed regions in the European Union.

## Classification

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The country of Ireland is organized into eight regions for administrative purposes.[4][5] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into three broader level sub-divisions.[6][7] These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Ireland, and incorporate one or more of the eight regions within it.[8][9] The regions form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.[8]

NUTS 2 Regions may be classified as less developed, transition or more developed to determine eligibility for funding under the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus. In 2021, the Eastern and Midland Region was classified as a more developed region.[10] With a high HDI, the region is classified as one of the more developed regions in the European Union.[11]

## Geography

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Eastern and Midlands region incorporates the eastern parts of the country, encompassing an area of 14,464 km2 (5,585 sq mi).[1] The region is located in the British Isles on the Western Europe, roughly to the left of the Wales.[12] The region shares international land borders wit Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom, and borders the other two regions (Northern and Western and Southern Region) of Ireland to the west and south respectively.[13] It has a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.[12][13] The topography of the region consists of mountainous terrain in the south, with plains up north.[14]

## Administration

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The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly is composed of members nominated by the local authorities in the region.[15] It is one of three Regional Assemblies in Ireland which were established in 2015 following an amendment to the Local Government Act 1991, replacing 8 Regional Authorities with 3 Regional Assemblies.[16]

The Southern Ireland region incorporates 12 counties across the Mid-East, Midlands, and Dublin regions.[8]

SPA  | NUTS 3 Code  | Local government areas  | EMRA members  | Population
(2022)[17]

|
|
|
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Dublin | IE061  | Dublin City | 7  | 592,713
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 3  | 233,860
Fingal | 3  | 330,506
South Dublin | 3  | 301,075
Mid-East | IE062  | County Kildare | 3  | 247.774
County Louth | 2  | 139,703
County Meath | 3  | 220,826
County Wicklow | 3  | 155,851
Midlands | IE063  | County Laois | 2  | 91,877
County Longford | 2  | 46,751
County Offaly | 2  | 83,150
County Westmeath | 2  | 96,221
Total  | 35  | 2,540,307

## See also

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* Ireland's Ancient East

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area by NUTS 3 regions - km2". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
2. ^ "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
3. ^ "EU regions by GDP". Eurosat. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
4. ^ Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014). Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 January 2022.
5. ^ "Information Note for Data Users: Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
6. ^ "NUTS classification". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
7. ^ "Regions in the European Union: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
8. ^ a b c "NUTS regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
9. ^ "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
10. ^ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1130 of 5 July 2021 setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2021-2027 (notified under document C(2021) 4894)
11. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". Global datalab. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
12. ^ a b "Ireland". CIA World factbook. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
13. ^ a b "NUTS Maps: Ireland". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
14. ^ "Topography of Ireland". NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
15. ^ "Members List". Eastern & Midlands Regional Assembly. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
16. ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 62: Regional Assemblies (No. 1 of 2014, s. 62). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 29 January 2022.
17. ^ "Census 2022 - F1004A - Population". Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Regions of Ireland

Eastern and Midland Region|

* Dublin
* Mid-East
* Midland

Northern and Western Region|

* Border
* West

Southern Region|

* Mid-West
* South-East
* South-West

* v
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* e

Local government in the Republic of Ireland

County councils|

* Carlow
* Cavan
* Clare
* Cork
* Donegal
* Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
* Fingal
* Galway
* Kerry
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Leitrim
* Longford
* Louth
* Mayo
* Meath
* Monaghan
* Offaly
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* South Dublin
* Tipperary
* Westmeath
* Wexford
* Wicklow

City councils|

* Cork
* Dublin
* Galway

City and County councils|

* Limerick
* Waterford

Regional Assemblies|

* Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly
* Northern and Western Regional Assembly
* Southern Regional Assembly

Disestablished councils|

* Corporation of Dún Laoghaire
* Dublin County Council
* Limerick City Council
* Limerick County Council
* Pembroke
* Rathmines and Rathgar
* North Tipperary County Council
* South Tipperary County Council
* Waterford City Council
* Waterford County Council

Abolished structures|

* Town councils
* Town commissioners
* Urban and rural districts

Acts|

* Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
* Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
* Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919
* Local Government Act 1925
* Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930
* Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993
* Local Government Act 2001
* Local Government Reform Act 2014
* Local Government Act 2019

See also|

* Chief executive
* Local electoral areas
* Local government in Dublin

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