The
West Region is a
NUTS Level III
region of
Ireland. It consists of the area under the jurisdiction of the
county councils of counties
Galway,
Mayo and
Roscommon, along with
Galway City Council. The West region spans 13,801 km² (20% of the total area of the state) and has a population of 380,057 (8% of the state's total). The regional capital is
Galway city. Its NUTS code is IE013.