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County Londonderry
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Contae Dhoire Coontie Lunnonderrie | ||
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Country | United Kingdom | |
Region | Northern Ireland | |
Province | Ulster | |
Established | 1613 | |
County town | Coleraine | |
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• Total | 801 sq mi (2,074 km2) | |
Area rank | 15th | |
Highest elevation | 2,224 ft (678 m) | |
Population (2011) | 247,132 | |
• Rank | 6th[1] | |
Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) | |
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Website | discovernorthernireland | |
Contae Dhoire[2] is the Irish name; Coontie Lunnonderrie is its name in Ulster Scots.[3] |
County Londonderry (Irish: Contae Dhoire; Ulster-Scots: Coontie Lunnonderrie), also known as County Derry, is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 2,074 km² (801 sq mi) and today has a population of about 247,132.
References
- ↑ Key Statistics Tables Archived 27 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine 2001 Census combined for Coleraine, Derry, Limavady & Magherafelt.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Northern_Ireland_section_4_07.pdf. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ Banagher and Boveagh Churches Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment.
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