Magherafelt

Magherafelt
Irish: *Machaire Fíolta*
Scots: *Macherafelt^[1]*
Magherafelt Irish: Machaire Fíolta; Scots: Macherafelt;
	Magherafelt town centre.
	Location within Northern Ireland
Population	9,071 (2021 Census)
• Belfast	35 mi (56 km)
District	Mid-Ulster;
County	County Londonderry;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAGHERAFELT
Postcode district	BT45
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 County Londonderry 54°45′N 6°37′W / 54.75°N 6.61°W

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.

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