County Londonderry
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- For other places with similar names, see Londonderry (disambiguation) and Derry (disambiguation).
| County Londonderry Contae Doire
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| Area: | 2,074 km² |
| County Town: | Derry |
| Population: | 213,000 (estimate) |
| Province: | Ulster |
County Londonderry or County Derry (Doire in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, in the province of Ulster. It was named for its main town (later city and administrative centre), Derry (later Londonderry), and the Plantation of Ulster by London livery companies.
As with the town, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists. The name Derry is officially used in the Republic, while the British authorities use the name Londonderry.
Unlike the town, historically there was not a preceding County Derry: it was established by combining the former County of Coleraine with small parts of Counties Antrim, Donegal, and Tyrone at the behest of the London companies so that they could control both banks of the mouths of the rivers Foyle and Bann and have access to sufficient wood for construction.
Since 1973, administration has been divided between district councils. The councils covering the county are Coleraine Borough Council, Derry City Council, Limavady Borough Council, and Magherafelt District Council; and part of Cookstown District Council, which is largely in County Tyrone.
See the list of places in County Londonderry for all villages, towns and cities.
| Image:St Patrick's saltire.png | Counties of Ireland | Image:Flag of provinces (Ireland).png | |
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| Connacht: Galway (~City) | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo | |||
| Munster: Clare | Cork (~City) | Kerry | Limerick (~City) | Tipperary (North~; South~) | Waterford (~City) | |||
| Leinster: Carlow | Dublin (~City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; South~) | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |||
| Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone * | |||
| * denotes counties in Northern Ireland (others are in the Republic of Ireland); italics denotes non-administrative counties; (parentheses) denotes non-traditional counties | |||
