Douglas ( English Douglas , Manx Doolish ) - the capital (since 1863 ) of the Isle of Man , the transport and economic center of the island. The population is 27,935 inhabitants (according to the 2011 census ), which makes up about a third of the total population of the island.
| City | |
| Douglas | |
|---|---|
| mansk. Doolish English Douglas | |
 | |
| A country |  Isle Of Man |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| Square | 10.1 km² |
| Center height | 45 m |
| Timezone | UTC0 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↗ 27,935 [1] people ( 2011 ) |
| Density | 2 765 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +44 1624 |
| Postcode | |
| douglas.im (English) (Mans.) | |
Among the attractions of the city, it should be noted the only horse tram operating in Europe until 2016 (the last in the world). Also in Douglas is Tinwald - one of the oldest parliaments in the world.
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Geography
Douglas is located on a sloping plain at the confluence of two rivers - the Du and Glass . From the northwest and southeast, the city is surrounded by hills.
Climate
| Douglas Climate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 7 | 7 | eight | eleven | 14 | sixteen | 17 | 18 | sixteen | 13 | ten | eight | 13 |
| Average minimum ° C | 3 | 2 | four | five | 7 | ten | 12 | 12 | eleven | eight | 6 | four | 7 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 125 | 81 | 72 | 63 | 69 | 72 | 81 | 91 | 111 | 122 | 124 | 128 | 1149 |
Transport
The port of Douglas is the island's most important port. The port of Douglas is the only port on the island with regular ferry services (with the UK and Ireland ), as well as the only port on the island that can receive skaters . In addition to freight, the port serves fishing vessels. There are also moorings for yachts (marina) [2] .
The nearest airport (Ronaldsway Airport) is located south of Douglas, near Castletown.
Douglas has the terminal stations of the island’s two most important railways — the Isle of Man South Railroad to Castletown and Port Irin , and the Electric Rail (actually a long-distance tram ) that runs north to Luxy and Ramsey .
In Douglas, there is the only horse tram line in the world operating in the urban public transport mode. In 2016, it was decided to liquidate the line that caused losses. However, after collecting signatures for the online petition, the tram was resumed [3] [4] .
Highways connect Douglas with the cities of Peel in the west of the island (road A1) and Ramsey in the north (road A2).
Notes
- ↑ The population of the administrative areas of the Isle of Man by census years. .
- ↑ Port information on the island's official website Archived May 16, 2008 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Isle of Man horse trams: Committee to explore closure alternatives . BBC News Online (January 26, 2016). Date of treatment January 28, 2016.
- ↑ Horse Trams . Date of treatment March 8, 2017.