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County Down
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county of Northern Ireland
County Down is a county located in Northern Ireland, part of the island of Ireland. It is one of the six counties that make up Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom.
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Northern Ireland
- Named after
- Downpatrick
- Official name
- Contae an Dúin
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northern Ireland
- Capital
- Downpatrick
- Population
- 531665
- Area
- 2448
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- North Channel
- Shares border with
- County Armagh
- Highest point
- Slieve Donard
- Official website
- discovernorthernireland.com/destinations/county-down
- Image
- Castlewellan countryside, May 2010 (21).JPG
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- postal code
- BT
- inception
- 1600-00-00
- Commons category
- County Down
- topic's main category
- Category:County Down
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in County Down
- native label
- Contae an Dúin
- category of associated people
- Category:People from County Down
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- catalog code
- DWN
- P8168
- grader
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
County Down (Irish: Contae an Dúin) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of 961 mi (2,490 km) and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, County Armagh to the west, and County Louth across Carlingford Lough to the southwest.
In the east of the county is Strangford Lough and the Ards Peninsula. The largest settlement is Bangor, a city on the northeast coast. Three other large towns and cities are on its border: Newry lies on the western border with County Armagh. Lisburn and Belfast lie on the northern border with County Antrim. Down contains the southernmost point of Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point of Ireland (Burr Point).
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