Derry
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Place details
- Locality
- Derry/Londonderry
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 87,153
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Derry / Londonderry
- UK place.irish_name
- Doire / Doire Cholmcille
- UK place.scots_name
- Derrie / Lunnonderrie
- UK place.local_name
- Maiden City
- UK place.static_image_name
- DerryMontage3.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- From top, left to right: Austin's Department Store, Derry's Walls, Free Derry Corner, Peace Bridge across the River Foyle, a view of Derry at night, Diamond War Memorial, 'Hands Across the Divide' sculpture
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Londonderry COA.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- "Life, Truth, Victory"(Adapted from a decoration on the Craigavon Bridge)
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.population_ref
- Derry: 85,279 (2021) Urban: 105,066 (2011) Metro: 237,000 (2011)
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Londonderry
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Derry
- Population
- +85016
- Area
- +387
- Body of water
- River Foyle
- Capital of
- Derry City and Strabane
- Official website
- www.derrystrabane.com
- Image
- Derry Waterfront - geograph.org.uk - 2166.jpg
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Article
60 sectionsContents
- Name
- City walls
- History
- Early history
- Plantation
- 17th-century upheavals
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Early 20th century
- World War I
- Partition
- World War II
- Late 20th century
- 1950s and 1960s
- The civil rights movement
- The Troubles
- Governance
- Coat of arms and motto
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- 2011 Census
- 2021 Census
- Protestant minority
- Economy
- History
- Inward investment
- Shopping
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Buses
- Air
- Railways
- Railway history
- 19th century – early 20th century growth
- 20th century decline
- 21st century regeneration
- Road network
- Sea
- Inland waterways
- Education
- Sports
- Association football
- Gaelic football
- Boxing
- Rugby union
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Golf
- Culture
- Media
- Nightlife
- Events
- References in popular music
- Notable people
- Freedom of the City
- Individuals
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Cityside and the old walled city are on the west bank and Waterside is on the east, with two road bridges and one footbridge crossing the river in-between.
The population of the city was 85,279 in the 2021 census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 105,066 in 2011. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was part of before 1610.