County Down

Summary

County Down is a county of Northern Ireland^[1]. It draws 675 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_northern_ireland category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• County Down is located in Northern Ireland^[3].
• County Down is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• County Down is on the body of water Lough Neagh^[5].
• County Down is on the body of water Irish Sea^[6].
• County Down is on the body of water North Channel^[7].
• County Down's instance of is recorded as county of Northern Ireland^[8].
• County Down's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom^[9].
• County Down's capital is recorded as Downpatrick^[10].
• County Down's shares border with is recorded as County Antrim^[11].
• County Down's shares border with is recorded as County Armagh^[12].
• Downpatrick is named after County Down^[13].
• County Down's postal code is recorded as BT^[14].
• County Down is part of Northern Ireland^[15].
• County Down's Commons category is recorded as County Down^[16].
• County Down's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[17].
• County Down's catalog code is recorded as DWN^[18].
• 1600 marks the founding of County Down^[19].
• County Down's highest point is recorded as Slieve Donard^[20].
• County Down's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.36, 'lon': -5.94}^[21].
• County Down's official website is recorded as https://discovernorthernireland.com/destinations/county-down^[22].
• County Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:County Down^[23].
• County Down has a population of {'amount': '+531665'}^[24].
• County Down's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[25].
• County Down's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• County Down's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

County Down is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Northern Ireland^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lough Neagh^[5], a lake^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Irish Sea^[6], a sea^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; and North Channel^[7], a strait^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]. It is part of Northern Ireland^[15].

Physical Characteristics

County Down covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2448'}^[34]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[35]. It has a population of {'amount': '+531665'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Northern Ireland^[8] and historic county of the United Kingdom^[9].

History and Context

1600 marks the founding of County Down^[19]. Its catalog code is recorded as DWN^[18]. Downpatrick is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

County Down draws 675 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_northern_ireland category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]