Dungannon and South Tyrone
Dungannon and South Tyrone Buirg Dhún Geanainn agus Thír Eoghain Theas |
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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 | |||
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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
- ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
- ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
- ↑ 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
- ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)
Coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′ 9 ″ N , 6 ° 45 ′ 49 ″ W.