▁population , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁people ▁per ▁km 2 . ▁Kil ken ny ▁borders ▁five ▁count ies ▁- ▁Ti pper ary ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁Water ford ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Car low ▁and ▁W ex ford ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁La ois ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁Kil ken ny ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁county ' s ▁seat ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁largest ▁settlement , ▁and ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁N ore ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁Kil ken ny ▁city ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁Water ford , ▁ ▁from ▁Dublin ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁C ork . ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁ge ography ▁ ▁The ▁River ▁N ore ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Su ir ▁forms ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁County ▁Water ford . ▁Br andon ▁Hill ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁with ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁h illy ▁surface ▁of ▁moder ate ▁elev ation ▁with ▁u pl ands ▁in ▁the ▁north - east , ▁the ▁north - west ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁county ; ▁the ▁middle ▁is ▁lower ▁by ▁comparison . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁county ▁extends ▁from ▁ 5 2 ▁degrees ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes ▁to ▁ 5 2 ▁degrees ▁ 5 2 ▁minutes ▁north ▁latitude , ▁and ▁from ▁ 6 ▁degrees ▁ 5 6 ▁minutes ▁to ▁ 7 ▁degrees ▁ 3 7 ▁minutes ▁west ▁longitude . ▁The ▁north – s outh ▁length ▁of ▁the