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County Down

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Area2466
Population531,665 (2011)
Points of interest Tollymore Forest Park
Slieve Donard
Did you knowDown is the fourth-most-populous Irish county by population (531,665).
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About County Down


County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, in the northeast of the island of Ireland. It covers an area of 2,448 km² and has a population of 531,665. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster.

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