County Antrim
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| Area | 3046 |
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| Capital | Ballymena |
| Provinces | Ulster |
| Colleges and universities | Northern Regional College |
| Northern Regional College, Antrim | |
| Did you know | Antrim is the second-most-populous Irish county by population (618,108). |
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| ID | 568399 |
About County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,046 square kilometres and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile.
Chilly UK dips to -8C as snow and ice forecast
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Chilly UK dips to -8C as snow and ice forecast
By Marie Jackson & Helen Willetts Bbc News and BBC Weather
People across parts of The UK are facing freezing temperatures, with Another Day of snow and ice warnings ahead of them.
Overnight, temperatures dipped to -8C (18F) in Scotland and -6C (21F) in northern England.
Snow has fallen across Scotland and east England, As Far south as Norfolk.
Freezing fog is making travel treacherous in parts of The Midlands , north-west England and Northern Ireland , and could develop elsewhere.
Later, more snow is expected in The north and east of Scotland, as well as The East of England. There is a chance of some Falling Overnight on The moors in south west England too.
In Northern Ireland , there has been a little rain and snow, dampening The ground. Combined with freezing fog, roads and pavements have been made icy. In North Wales there has been some sleet.
The current blasts of Cold Air are coming from Scandinavia where people are experiencing near-record Cold November weather.
At 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, The coldest places around The UK were:
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice until 11:00 GMT on Wednesday for parts of northern and eastern Scotland, north east England and Yorkshire, and a second set until 11:00 GMT on Thursday for eastern Scotland and north east England down to North Yorkshire .
These yellow graded warnings mean people could face hazardous conditions, with disruption and delays likely on roads and railways and icy patches on roads and pavements.
Separately, The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold-health alert for The health sector for northern regions of England, meaning " significant impacts are probable".
The Amber Alert indicates that The Cold Weather is likely to impact The Whole Health service, with The potential for The whole population to be At Risk , The Agency says.
A less severe yellow cold-health warning is in place for The Midlands . Both alerts are in force from 18:00 GMT on Tuesday until 5 December.
Find out The Weather Forecast for your area, with an hourly breakdown and a 14-day lookahead, by downloading The BBC Weather App : - -
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