Maghera

Maghera
Irish: *Machaire Rátha*
Scots: *Machera^[1]*
Maghera Irish: Machaire Rátha; Scots: Machera;
	Maghera Town Centre
	Maghera Location within Northern Ireland
Population	4,235 (2021 Census)
District	Mid-Ulster;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAGHERA
Postcode district	BT46
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid-Ulster;
NI Assembly	Mid-Ulster;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland 54°50′38″N 6°40′23″W / 54.844°N 6.673°W

Maghera (/ˌmæhəˈrɑː, ˌmækəˈrɑː/ MA-hə-RAH, MAK-ə-RAH; from Irish Machaire Rátha, meaning 'plain of the ringfort') is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 Census.^[2] Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic County Londonderry, it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster.

^ The Online Scots Dictionary Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2021pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Maghera Irish: Machaire Rátha Scots: Machera^[1]
Maghera Town Centre
Maghera Location within Northern Ireland
Population	4,235 (2021 Census)
District	Mid-Ulster
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAGHERA
Postcode district	BT46
Dialling code	028

Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland

UK Parliament	Mid-Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid-Ulster
List of places UK Northern Ireland 54°50′38″N 6°40′23″W / 54.844°N 6.673°W / 54.844; -6.673