County Donegal
County Donegal
Contae Dhún na nGall Tyrconnell | |
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| Nickname: The Forgotten County | |
| Motto(s): | |
Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green | |
| Coordinates: 54°55′N 8°00′W / 54.92°N 8.00°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | 1585 |
| County town | Lifford |
| Largest settlement | Letterkenny |
| Government | |
| • Local authority | Donegal County Council |
| • Dáil constituency | Donegal |
| • EP constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,860 km2 (1,880 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Highest elevation (Errigal) | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 167,084 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing keys | F92, F93, F94 |
| Telephone area codes | 074 (primarily) |
| ISO 3166 code | IE-DL |
| Vehicle index mark code | DL |
| Website | www |
| Coontie Dunnygal is an Ulster Scots spelling. | |
County Donegal (/ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl, ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/ DUN-ig-AWL, DON-ig-awl; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small border with the rest of the Republic. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (Tír Chonaill), after the historical territory on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford is the county town.
The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census.