County Limerick, situated in the Mid-West of Ireland, dates back to the year 1210 when King John of England set up the first 12 Irish Counties, of which Limerick was one.   The County itself comprises an area of approximately 2,725 square kilometres and contains 119 civil (i.e. pre-Reformation) parishes, 58 ecclesiastical parishes, 135 electoral divisions, 1,929 townlands, 5 local government electoral areas and 3 Dáil Constituencies: Limerick City, Limerick and West Limerick North Kerry.   The current total population of the County is 134,527 which is an increase of 10,262 (8.26%) since 2006.