​County Meath, Ireland

Guiyang built friendly cooperation relation with county Meath in 2014. County Meath is located in the mid-east of Ireland, close to the capital city of Dublin and the international airport, enjoying extremely convenient transportation. The county covers an area of 2,342 square kilometers and has a population of 194,942. The main economic sectors of County Meath include agriculture, food, mining, quarrying, manufacturing, tourism and financial services. And here are Generali Pan-Europe and Generali International (number 50 among the "Fortune 500" companies), Coca-Cola, Largo Foods, Tara Mines (lead and zinc mines), Alltech Ireland and the European Bioscience Center. County Meath boasts rich natural, historical heritage and tourism assets, and the modern towns and villages provides the best supporting services. Additionally, County Meath has the only officially approved beach horse race in Europe which is annually held in Laytown beach.