Dungannon

town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom.

Dungannon

The south east of the town (Killyman Road, looking towards the town centre). St Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel in the background.
Population15,889 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH7962
• Belfast40 miles (64 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNGANNON
Postcode districtBT70
BT71
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Website[1]
List of places
UK
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Population facts change

On 29 April 2001 the United Kingdom government had a census and found that were 11,139 people living in Dungannon. Of these:

  • 24.0% were under 16 years old and 17.8% were over 60 years old
  • 47.4% of the people were male and 52.7% were female
  • 57.6% were from a Roman Catholic background and 40.3% were from a Protestant background
  • 3.7% of people aged 16-74 had no job. [2]

References change

  1. Rathgannon is the translation used by Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council. Dungannon, as in English, is also used by the North/South Ministerial Council.
  2. NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Other websites change

  Media related to Towns and villages in County Tyrone at Wikimedia Commons