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20-691: From 1994 to 2014, the region was governed by the South-West Regional Authority. That body was abolished in 2014 and from 2015, it was succeeded by the Southern Regional Assembly . The South-West Region benefits from a mild climate and has a very scenic environment, which includes features such as MacGillycuddy's Reeks (the highest mountain range in Ireland), the Dingle Peninsula , Mizen Head and

40-430: A range of multi-national companies that specialise in areas such as electronics and pharmaceuticals. The food industry also forms an important sector in the regional economy. Tourism is also a major industry in the region. Eurostat figures for 2012 gave the region a GDP of €32.4 bn and a GDP per capita of €48,500 (second highest on the island of Ireland, second only to Dublin €57,200). According to CSO figures for 2014,

60-690: A steady increase in its population with migration to the region due to its strong educational infrastructure, scenery, mild climate, as well as its quality of life and work. According to the 2016 census, the South-West region had a population of 689,750, which constitutes 14.5% of the national population. Its population density was 52.5 persons per km. 78.6% of the south-west's population (542,196 people), reside in County Cork. The remaining 21.4% (147,554 people) live in County Kerry. The southwest

80-571: Is 1,778 km (1,105 mi), including islands. A list of the ten largest settlements in the southwest County capitals are included and are shown in bold . Southern Regional Assembly The Southern Region has been a region in Ireland since 1 January 2015. It is a NUTS Level II statistical region of Ireland (coded IE05). NUTS 2 Regions may be classified as less developed regions , transition regions , or more developed regions to determine eligibility for funding under

100-427: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS ( French : Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques ) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by

120-485: Is established by Eurostat in agreement with each member state; the subdivisions in some levels do not necessarily correspond to administrative divisions within the country. A NUTS code begins with a two-letter code referencing the country, as abbreviated in the European Union 's Interinstitutional Style Guide. The subdivision of the country is then referred to with one number. A second or third subdivision level

140-526: Is referred to with another number each. Each numbering starts with 1, as 0 is used for the upper level. Where the subdivision has more than nine entities, capital letters are used to continue the numbering. Below the three NUTS levels are local administrative units (LAUs). A similar statistical system is defined for the candidate countries and members of the European Free Trade Association , but they are not part of NUTS governed by

160-451: Is the home of Munster Irish and contains a number of nationally significant Gaeltacht areas, such as Dingle , Cape Clear Island and Muskerry . 14% of Ireland's Gaeltacht population lives in Cork and Kerry. According to the 2016 Census, 43% of Kerry and 45% of Cork are able to speak Irish. The population of Cork City, including its suburbs, was 208,669. The region's economy consists of

180-541: Is the lowest of any other Irish NUTS region. The South-West region contains two airports, Cork International Airport and Kerry International Airport , both of which provide a wide range of flights to locations across Europe . The region also has ferry services operating between Cork, the United Kingdom and France . Ireland's southernmost and westernmost points are located in the Southwest. Tearaght Island

200-591: Is the westernmost point located 12.5 km west of the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry. The southernmost point is Fastnet Rock , which lies 11.3 km south of mainland County Cork. Including only mainland Ireland, Brow Head , County Cork is the southernmost point and Dunmore Head , County Kerry is the westernmost point. Ireland's twelve highest mountains are located in County Kerry. Killarney National Park in Kerry has Ireland's only native herd of Red Deer and

220-464: Is too small or too large, a second and/or third level is created. This may be on the first level (ex. France, Italy, Greece, and Spain), on the second (ex. Germany) and/or third level (ex. Belgium). In countries with small populations, where the entire country would be placed on the NUTS 2 or even NUTS 3 level (ex. Luxembourg, Cyprus), the regions at levels 1, 2 and 3 are identical to each other (and also to

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240-801: The European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus . In 2021, the Southern Region was classified as a more developed region . The Southern Regional Assembly is composed of members nominated by the local authorities in the region. 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. It members are nominated from among

260-525: The European Union , and thus only covers the EU member states in detail. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is instrumental in the European Union's Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund delivery mechanisms and for locating the area where goods and services subject to European public procurement legislation are to be delivered. For each EU member country, a hierarchy of three NUTS levels

280-686: The Iveragh Peninsula , along with numerous small islands. The South-West Region was administered by the South-West Regional Authority, which consisted of 24 elected representatives, including the region's representative on the EU Committee of the Regions. These representatives met once a month and were nominated from the three administrative councils of the region: The Regional Authorities were dissolved in 2014 and were replaced by Regional Assemblies. The South-West region has experienced

300-437: The entire country), but are coded with the appropriate length codes levels 1, 2 and 3. The NUTS system favors existing administrative units, with one or more assigned to each NUTS level. Specific guidelines are based in population, leaving little or no role for other types of variables such as area, distance, topography, levels of jurisdiction or history, which can only be considered in (unspecified) types of special cases. From

320-473: The members of its constituent local authorities. It has 33 members: 27 appointed by the local authorities , and 6 as Committee of the Regions representatives. The Region contains three strategic planning areas, each of which is a NUTS Level III statistical region, and mostly correspond with the former Regional Authority Regions. This statistics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Irish location article

340-453: The most extensive covering of native forest remaining in Ireland. The southwest has a total of 132,274 hectares (326,860 acres) of forest and woodland area, larger than six different Irish counties. The area of the Southwest is 12,120 km (4,680 sq mi), roughly 16% of Ireland 's land area which is large enough to fit the 10 smallest counties inside it and almost as large as Northern Ireland . The combined coastline of Cork and Kerry

360-410: The region then had a GDP of €33.8 bn and a GDP per capita of €50,544. By 2020, this had risen to a contribution of €103.2 billion towards Irish GDP. The workforce of the region in 2003 was 255,800, which equated to a 95.58% employment rate with services (59.9%), industrial employment (31.2%), and agriculture (8.9%) forming the key industries. The 2016 unemployment rate for the South-West region, at 5.7%,

380-440: The regulations. The current NUTS classification, dated 21 November 2016 and effective from 1 January 2018 (now updated to current members as of 2020 ), lists 92 regions at NUTS 1 , 244 regions at NUTS 2, 1215 regions at NUTS 3 level, and 99,387 local administrative units (LAUs). Not all countries have every level of division, depending on their size. For example, Luxembourg and Cyprus only have local administrative units (LAUs);

400-477: The three NUTS divisions each correspond to the entire country itself. Metropolitan Cities i: ∪ of counties ; or ii: individual counties ; or iii: ∪ of districts in Greater London . [ ∪ ] NUTS regions are generally based on existing national administrative subdivisions. In countries where only one or two regional subdivisions exist, or where the population of existing subdivisions

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