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Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and is the capital of Ireland's Mid-West Region comprising the counties of Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary. Traditionally Limerick's economy was mainly agricultural of which a lot of industry in the city was based around due to the citys proximity to the Golden Vale. Important industries at this time were the bacon industry and Limerick lace which provided much employment. Limerick Port was also the main port on the west of Ireland where much this produce was exported. Today Limerick's economy is driven by a cluster of industrial and business parks located along the Limerick/Shannon corridor which include the National Technology Park, Raheen Business Park & the Shannon Free Zone. Limerick/Shannon is also recognised as a gateway city as part of the National Spatial Strategy. ==Statistics== County Clare, County Limerick and North Tipperary as part of the Mid-West region with a population of 360,000 has a GVA of €10.7bn(2005). GVA per capita(2005) in Greater Dublin is €42,435, while GVA in the Mid-West is €30,423, which means that the MW region has the third highest GVA per capita in Ireland. Most of the industry in the Mid-West is concentrated around the Limerick urban area and the Shannon Free Zone, centred on the Limerick Suburban Rail network. The main urban centres in the region are the Limerick urban area with almost 100,000, then Ennis (25,000), Shannon (9,000), Nenagh (9,000), Thurles (8,000), Newcastle-West (7,000). Limerick is the second largest city in the province of Munster and Ireland's third largest city according to the 2011 census carried out by the CSO. Here are some of the companies within this area: * Dell * Analog Devices * Kostal * Vistakon(Johnson & Johnson) * Roche * Olympus * Procter & Gamble * Banta * Intel * GE Capital Services There are two main third-level institutions, University of Limerick and Limerick Institute of Technology which have a combined population of over 20,000 students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Limerick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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