County Down

County Down, (Contae an Dúin in Irish - meaning the Fort) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of the nine counties of the ancient province of Ulster.

County Down Contae an Dúin  (Irish) Coontie Doon/Countie Doun (Ulster-Scots)
County
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Mourne Country
Motto(s):  Absque Labore Nihil  (Latin) "Nothing Without Labour"
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent Country	Northern Ireland
Province	Ulster
Established	Early 16th century
County town	Downpatrick
Area [1]
• Total	961 sq mi (2,489 km2)
• Rank	12th
Highest elevation (Slieve Donard)	2,790 ft (850 m)
Population  (2021)	553,261
• Rank	4th
Time zone	UTC±0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	BT
Contae an Dúin is the Irish name, Countie Doun[2] and Coontie Doon[3] are Ulster Scots spellings.

The county forms an area of 2,489 km² (961 square miles). The population in 2021 was 553,261.^[4] The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.