Derry

Summary

Derry is a city^[1]. Derry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Derry is located in Derry City and Strabane^[3].
• Derry is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Derry is on the body of water River Foyle^[5].
• Derry's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Derry's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Derry's instance of is recorded as Capital of Culture (designation)^[8].
• Derry's legislative body is recorded as Derry City and Strabane District Council^[9].
• Derry's postal code is recorded as BT47^[10].
• Derry's postal code is recorded as BT48^[11].
• Derry's Commons category is recorded as Derry^[12].
• Derry's local dialing code is recorded as 028^[13].
• Derry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.991666666667, 'lon': -7.3416666666667}^[14].
• Derry's significant event is recorded as Siege of Derry^[15].
• Derry's official website is recorded as https://www.derrystrabane.com/^[16].
• Derry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Derry (city)^[17].
• Derry's Commons gallery is recorded as Derry^[18].
• Derry has a population of {'amount': '+85016'}^[19].
• Derry's time of earliest written record is recorded as 501^[20].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Derry's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Derry's capital of is recorded as County Londonderry^[27].

Body

Geography

Derry is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Derry is located in Derry City and Strabane^[3]. Derry is on the body of water River Foyle^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Derry covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+387'}^[28]. Derry has a population of {'amount': '+85016'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], border city^[7], and Capital of Culture (designation)^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Derry include Londonderry^[29], a town in the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1722^[32]; City of Derry Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Londonderry Township^[36], a township of Pennsylvania^[37], in United States^[38]; and Derry^[39], a borough of Pennsylvania^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1852^[42].

Why It Matters

Derry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Derry is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Derry include Londonderry^[29], a town in the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1722^[32]; City of Derry Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Londonderry Township^[36], a township of Pennsylvania^[37], in United States^[38]; and Derry^[39], a borough of Pennsylvania^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1852^[42].