Magherafelt

Magherafelt
Magherafelt town centre.
Magherafelt is located in Northern Ireland
Magherafelt
Location within Northern Ireland
Population9,071 (2021 Census)
• Belfast35 mi (56 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAGHERAFELT
Postcode districtBT45
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
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AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°45′N 6°37′W / 54.75°N 6.61°W / 54.75; -6.61

Magherafelt (/ˌmæhərəˈfɛlt, ˌmækə-/ MA-hə-rə-FELT, MAK-ə-; from Irish Machaire Fíolta, meaning 'plain of Fíolta', pronounced [ˈmˠaxəɾʲə ˈfʲiːl̪ˠt̪ˠə])[2] is a town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,071 at the 2021 Census.[3] It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, economic and political hub of the area. It is part of Mid-Ulster District.

  1. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021 pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).