Portavogie
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Portavogie () is a village, townland and fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough and is the easternmost settlement in Ireland. It had a population of 2,122 people in the 2011 Census.
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- Locality
- Portavogie
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,639
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Portavogie
- UK place.irish_name
- Port a' Bhogaigh
- UK place.static_image_name
- Portavogie_harbour.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 300px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Portavogie harbour
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 2,122
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Ards and North Down Borough
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Strangford
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Strangford
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- NEWTOWNARDS
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT22
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2122
- Image
- Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, Carshalton, Surrey - geograph.org.uk - 485263.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Commons category
- Portavogie
- postal code
- BT22
- native label
- Port an Bhogaigh
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- History
- The Troubles
- Demography
- 2011 Census
- 2001 Census
- Sport
- Education
- See also
- References
Portavogie () is a village, townland and fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough and is the easternmost settlement in Ireland. It had a population of 2,122 people in the 2011 Census.
The town has a modern harbour, housing a large fishing fleet catching mainly prawns and herrings. Most evenings there are fish auctions on the quays. Three murals on the exterior of the local primary school celebrate the history of the fishing industry in the town.
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2 mapped locations