Ballynahinch [1] ( English Ballynahinch , Irl. Baile na hInse ) is a town in County Down , Northern Ireland , one of the three largest cities in the territory of the District Council Down (2 others - Newcastle and Downpatrick ).
| Northern Ireland City | |
| Ballinahinch | |
|---|---|
| English Ballynahinch , irl. Baile na hInse | |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
| Area | Down |
| History and geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 , in the summer UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 5,364 people ( 2001 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +44 9756 |
| Postcode | BT24 |
| Other | |
| [one] | |
The city is located on the A24 ( Belfast - Newcastle) highway 15 miles south of Belfast.
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History
Ballinahinch was founded by Sir John Rowdon in the 1600s and remained a family property until the Irish Uprising of 1798 . Ballinakhinchskaya battle led to the elimination of the movement " United Irish ", created in 1791 with the aim to achieve independence from Britain .
Demographics
The statistical and research agency of Northern Ireland, Ballynahinch, is classified as a “small town” ( eng. Small Town - population from 4,500 to 10,000 people). On the day of the census ( April 29, 2001 ), 5,364 people lived in the city. Among them:
- 22.4% are under the age of 16, 17.0% - 60 and more;
- 48.3% are men and 51.7% are women;
- 31.3% are Catholics and 65.4% are Protestants;
- 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 74 years are unemployed.
Education
- Assumption Grammar School
- The High School, Ballynahinch
- St. Colman's secondary school
Notes
- ↑ England and Wales // World Atlas / comp. and prepare. to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; rep. Ed .: T. G. Novikova , T. M. Vorobyov . - 3rd ed., Sr., Seal. in 2002 with diaposis. 1999 - Moscow : Roskartografiya, 2002. - p. 64-65. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 . . On the topographic maps of the General Staff of the USSR, the incorrect name Ballinakhin is found .
Links
- Culture Northern Ireland (eng.)
- Ballynahinch in the database " Placenames Database of Ireland " (English )