County Down
county of Northern Ireland
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Summary
County Down is a county of Northern Ireland[1]. It draws 3,519 Wikipedia views per month (county of northern ireland category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Northern Ireland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lough Neagh[5], Irish Sea[6], North Channel[7]
- Instance of: historic county of the United Kingdom[8]
- Capital: Downpatrick[9]
- Shares border with: County Antrim[10], County Armagh[11]
- Named after: Downpatrick[12]
- Postal code: BT[13]
- Part of: Northern Ireland[14]
- Commons category: County Down[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[16]
- Catalog code: DWN[17]
- Inception: 1600[18]
- Highest point: Slieve Donard[19]
- Official website: https://discovernorthernireland.com/destinations/county-down[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:County Down[21]
- Population: 531,665[22]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The American Cyclopædia[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
- Official name: Contae an Dúin[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Down[30]
- Category for people who died here: Q31880357[31]
- Native label: Contae an Dúin[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from County Down[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[34]
- Area: 2448 km²[35]
Why It Matters
County Down has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]