County Derry
Contae Dhoire Coontie Lunnonderrie | |
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Nickname: The Oak Leaf County | |
Motto(s): | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Region | Northern Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
Established | 1613 |
County town | Coleraine |
Area | |
• Total | 801 sq mi (2,074 km2) |
• 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) |
Postcode area | |
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.