Dungannon and South Tyrone

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Dungannon and South Tyrone
Buirg Dhún Geanainn agus Thír Eoghain Theas
Republik Irland Schottland Moyle Coleraine Limavady Derry Ballymoney Larne Strabane Carrickfergus North Down Belfast Castlereagh Ards Down Ballymena Antrim Newtownabbey Lisburn Banbridge Craigavon Newry and Mourne Armagh Magherafelt Cookstown Omagh Dungannon and South Tyrone FermanaghLocation in Northern Ireland
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geography
Traditional counties County Tyrone
County Armagh
surface 784 km²
Administrative headquarters Dungannon
ISO 3166-2 GB-DGN
Demographics
population 58,813 (2012)
density 75 people / km²
Denominations Protestants 29.8%
Catholics 58.7%
Homepage
www.dungannon.gov.uk

Dungannon and South Tyrone ( Irish Dún Geanainn agus Tír Eoghain Theas ) was one of the 26 Northern Irish districts that existed from 1973 to 2015 and comprised a large part of the traditional County Tyrone as well as a small part of County Armagh . In the district, which had the status of a borough , in addition to the administrative center of Dungannon , the places Coalisland , Augher , Clogher , Fivemiletown , Ballygawley , Caledon , Aughnacloy , Benburb , and Moy were located . From 1973 to 1999 the district was only called Dungannon . On April 1, 2015, he went on in the new District Mid Ulster , with a small part Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon was added.

About 56,400 people lived in the district; A good 60% described themselves as Catholic , around 38% as Protestant .

Dungannon and South Tyrone Council

The election to the Dungannon and South Tyrone Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:

Political party 2011 result Change from 2005
Seats be right Seats be right
  Sinn Féin 8th 34.5% −1 −5.2%
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 6th 21.8% 1 −2.5%
  Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 4th 18.8% 0 1.2%
  Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) 3 13.9% −1 −0.8%
  Traditional Unionist Voice 0 1.7% 0 1.7%
  Alliance Party 0 0.9% 0 0.9%
  Independent 1 8.4% 1 4.7%

traffic

The Motorway M1 from Belfast leads to Dungannon and continues in the highway A4. The A5 trunk road from Omagh to Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland crosses the A4 at Ballygawley . A rail link does not exist.

tourism

Coalisland has a local museum ( Cornmill Heritage Center ) and a house near Carnteel commemorates the ancestors of US President Ulysses S. Grant . East of Dungannon is the Peatlands Country Park , west of the Parkanaur Forest Park .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
  2. ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
  3. ↑ Map of the new and old districts ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Department of the Environment , accessed October 6, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.doeni.gov.uk
  4. ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)

Coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 45 ′ 49 ″  W.