The Mid-East Region is a NUTS Level III region of Ireland . It consists of the area under the jurisdiction of the county councils of counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, which border the Dublin Region. The Mid-East region spans 6,063 km², 8.7% of the total area of the state (roughly 7% of the Island) and according to the 2006 census has a population of 475,360. The Regional Capital is Wicklow. Its NUTS code is IE022.