Altnagelvin ()
is a
townland in
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
,
Northern Ireland. It is also the name of an
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
in
Derry and Strabane district. Formerly a small village, it has been absorbed into the
Waterside neighbourhood of
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
. Within Altnagelvin is
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, a large hospital which serves the most of the county.
The busy
A6 road from
Belfast to Derry passes through the townland.
Demographics
On Census Day 29 April 2001 the resident population of Altnagelvin ward was 4477.
Of these:
* 26.6% were under 16 years old and 11.0% were aged 60 and above
* 48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female
* 38.0% were from a
Roman Catholic background and 59.7% were from a
Protestant background
* 5.2% of those aged 16–74 were unemployed
References
Derry (city)
Wards of Northern Ireland
Townlands of County Londonderry
Derry and Strabane district
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