The
South-West Region is a
NUTS Level III
region of
Ireland. It consists of the area under the jurisdiction of the
county councils of counties
Cork and
Kerry, along with
Cork City Council. The South-West region spans 12,161 km
2, roughly 16% of the total area of the state and according to the 2006 census has a population of 621,130. The regional capital is
Cork City. Its NUTS code is IE025.