Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh - "The Church of St. Canice") is the county seat of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The city proper has a population of 8,661, but including environs is 22,179; it is the Republic of Ireland's smallest city both by area and population. Kilkenny is located on the River Nore and is famed for its history and nightlife. Kilkenny was granted a Royal Charter in 1609 by King James I; its status as a city was most recently recognised by Section 10(7) of the Local Government Act 2001, which allows "the continued use of the description city", although it does not have a city council like the other Irish cities, but rather a borough council instead. Kilkenny, spanning the river Nore, is the only city in the Republic of Ireland that is not tidal. It is also the only city in the Republic that has neither an institute of technology nor a university; although the National University of Ireland, Maynooth maintains an outreach centre at St. Kieran's College.