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Derry, [a] officially Londonderry, [b] [8] is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland [9] [10] and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. [11] The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle , which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge.
Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four components of the United Kingdom in terms of both area and population, containing 2.9% of the total population and 5.7% of the total area of the United Kingdom. It is the smaller of the two political entities on the island of Ireland by area and population, the other being the Republic of Ireland.
This is a list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The fifty largest settlements are listed, based on data published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), from the 2021 Census. [1] Settlements with city status are shown in bold. Districts are local government districts as established in April 2015. #
Adjoining the north-west shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,118 km 2 (818 sq mi) and today has a population of about 252,231. [2] Since 1972, the counties in Northern Ireland, including Londonderry, have no longer been used by the state as part of the local administration.
Towns in County Londonderry. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Populated places in County Londonderry. The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) defines a town as having a population of 4,500 or more people (ref: Report of the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group – Statistical Classification and Delineation of Settlements ...
Derry Urban Area. The Derry Urban Area ( Irish: Limistéar Uirbeach Dhoire) is the urban area that includes and surrounds the city of Derry in Northern Ireland, and is part of the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. It had a population of 93,512 in the 2001 census. It is the second-largest urban area in Northern Ireland (after ...
UK. Northern Ireland. County Londonderry. 54°55′41″N 6°55′30″W / 54.928°N 6.925°W / 54.928; -6.925. Dungiven (from Irish Dún Geimhin, meaning 'Gevin's fort') [1] is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town.
History of Derry. Cannon on the Derry Walls. The Bogside is on the left. The earliest references to the history of Derry date to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there; however, archaeological sites and objects predating this have been found. The name Derry comes from the Old Irish word Daire (modern: Doire) meaning 'oak grove' or ...