Downpatrick

Downpatrick
Irish: *Dún Pádraig^[1]*
Scots: *Doonpetèrick^[2] or Doonpetherick^[3]*
Downpatrick Irish: Dún Pádraig; Scots: Doonpetèrick or Doonpetherick;
	Down Cathedral
	Downpatrick Location within County Down
Population	11,545 (2021 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°19′19″N 5°42′11″W / 54.322°N 5.703°W

Downpatrick (from Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning 'Patrick's fort')^[4] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick.^[5] Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 11,545 according to the 2021 Census.^[6]

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Downpatrick Irish: Dún Pádraig^[1] Scots: Doonpetèrick^[2] or Doonpetherick^[3]
Down Cathedral
Downpatrick Location within County Down
Population	11,545 (2021 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028

Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland

UK Parliament	South Down
NI Assembly	South Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°19′19″N 5°42′11″W / 54.322°N 5.703°W / 54.322; -5.703