County Donegal
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County Donegal (/ˌdʌniˈɡɔːl/ DUN-ee-GAWL; Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall)[6] is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell (Tír Chonaill), after the historic territory of the same name, on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local council and Lifford the county town.
County Donegal
Contae Dhún na nGall / Contae Thír Chonaill Tyrconnell | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): The O'Donnell County, The Forgotten County | |
| Motto(s): | |
 Location in Ireland, indicated in darker green | |
| Coordinates: 54.917°N 8.000°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Region | Northern and Western |
| Established | 1585[1] |
| 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)[3] | 166,321 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 34.2/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) |
| Vehicle index mark code | DL |
| Website | Official website  |
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| Coontie Dunnygal[4][5] is an Ulster Scots spelling. | |
The population was 166,321 at the 2022 census.[3]