Bunown () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about west of Mullingar.
Bunown is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Kilkenny West in the province of Leinster. The civil parish covers .
Bunown civil parish comprises 18 townlands: Ballinlough, Bunown, Garnagh Island, Glassan, Glebe, Hareisland, Inchmore, Inchmore (Tiernan), Killeenmore, Killinure North, Killinure South, Lissakillen North, Lissakillen South, Nuns Island, Portlick, Rooan, Skeanaveane and Whinning.
The neighbouring civil parish is: Kilkenny West to the east.