County Londonderry
County Londonderry
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Oak Leaf County | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Established | Date |
| County Coleraine | 1585 |
| County Londonderry | 1613 |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 818 sq mi (2,118 km2) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Highest elevation (Sawel Mountain) | 2,224 ft (678 m) |
| Population (2021) | 252,231 |
| • Rank | 6th[2] |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | |
| Contae Dhoire[3] is the Irish name; Coontie Lunnonderrie is its name in Ulster Scots.[4] | |
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 2,118 km² (818 sq mi) and today has a population of about 252,231.
References
- ↑ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland" (PDF). Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ Banagher and Boveagh Churches Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment.