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Bangor (/ˈbæŋɡər/ en irlandés: Beannchar [ˈbʲaːn̪ˠəxaɾˠ]) es la ciudad más poblada del Condado de Down en Irlanda del Norte. Bangor se encuentra en la costa de la Belfast Lough, desarrollándose alrededor de uno de los primeros resorts turísticos de Irlanda.
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- Reino Unido
- Irlanda del Norte Irlanda del Norte
- 54°40′N 5°40′O / 54.66, -5.67
Irlanda del Norte (en inglés: Northern Ireland, pronunciado [ˈnɔːɹðəɹn ˈaiəɹlənd]; en irlandés: Tuaisceart Éireann, pronunciado [ˈt̪uəʃcəɾt̪ ˈeːɾʲən̪] ⓘ; en escocés del Úlster, Norlin Airlann) es una de las cuatro naciones constitutivas del Reino Unido, situada en el noreste de la isla de Irlanda.
Bangor ( /ˈbæŋɡər/ en irlandés: Beannchar [ˈbʲaːn̪ˠəxaɾˠ]) es la ciudad más poblada del Condado de Down en Irlanda del Norte. Bangor se encuentra en la costa de la Belfast Lough, desarrollándose alrededor de uno de los primeros resorts turísticos de Irlanda.
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The name Bangor comes from Irish: Beannchar, from Middle Irish: Beannchor and Old Irish: Bennchor. This is thought to mean 'place of points' or 'horned curve', referring to the shoreline of Bangor Bay. The Old Irish tale, Táin Bó Fraích, gives a fanciful explanation for the name. It tells how the Connacht warrior Fráech and the Ulster warrior Conal...
Bangor has a long and varied history, from the Bronze Age people whose swords were discovered in 1949 or the Viking burial found on Ballyholme beach, to the Victorian pleasure seekers who travelled on the new railway from Belfast to take in the sea air. The city has been the site of a Gaelic Irish monastery renowned throughout Europe for its learni...
The shield is emblazoned with two ships, which feature the Red Hand of Ulster on their sails, denoting that Bangor is in the province of Ulster. The blue and white stripes on the shield show that Bangor is a seaside city. Supporting the shield are two sharks, signifying Bangor's links with the sea. Each is charged with a gold roundel; the left feat...
Bangor lies on the east coast of Northern Ireland, on the south shore of the mouth of Belfast Lough, north east of central Belfast.
2021 Census
On Census day (21 March 2021) there were 64,596 people living in Bangor.Of these: 1. 66.62% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 12.67% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic Christian faith. 2. 67.38% indicated that they had a British national identity, 41.06% had a Northern Irish national identity and 10.30% had an Irish national identity(respondents could indicate more than one national identity).
2011 Census
On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 61,011 people living in Bangor, accounting for 3.37% of the NI total.Of these: 1. 18.83% were aged under 16 years and 17.40% were aged 65 and over; 2. 52.14% of the usually resident population were female and 47.86% were male; 3. 74.84% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 11.99% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic Christian faith. 4. 72.51% indicated that they had a Brit...
Colleges and schools in the area include South Eastern Regional College, Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College, Bangor Grammar School, Glenlola Collegiate School, and St Columbanus' College. Primary schools include Towerview Primary School, Clandeboye Primary, Ballyholme Primary School, Kilmaine Primary, St Malachy's Primary, St Comgall's Primary, ...
Like the rest of Northern Ireland, Bangor has a mild climate with few extremes of weather. It enjoys one of the sunniest climates in Northern Ireland, and receives about 900 millimetres (35 in) of rain per year, which is moderate by Ireland's standards. Snow is rare but occurs at least once or twice in an average winter and frost is not as severe a...
The first section of Belfast and County Down Railway line from Belfast to Holywood opened in 1848 and was extended to Bangor by the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (BHBR), opening on 1 May 1865, along with Bangor railway station. It was acquired by the BCDR in 1884. and closed to goods traffic on 24 April 1950. Bangor West railway station was ...
Football
In football, NIFL Championship sides Ards and Bangor play at Clandeboye Parkon Clandeboye Road.
Hockey
Bangor has two hockey clubs that cater for both men's and women's hockey, respectively: 1. Bangor Ladies Hockey Club : Bangor Ladies run three teams playing in Ulster Hockey Senior 3, Junior 7 and Junior 8b 2. Bangor Mens Hockey Club : Bangor Mens run five teams with the 1st XI playing in the Ulster Hockey Premiership
Rugby Union
Bangor RFC plays in division 2C of the All-Ireland leagueat Upritchard Park.
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Hoy en día, es famosa por el puerto deportivo de Bangor, el mayor de Irlanda del Norte, que recibe la visita de más de 1.500 embarcaciones al año. Y aunque los deportes acuáticos y la navegación son sus principales reclamos, hay muchas más cosas para disfrutar durante tu visita.
Bangor. Tipo: ciudad con 58,400 habitantes. Descripción: villa de Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido. Categoría: localidad. Localización: Distrito de Ards y Down Norte, Condado de Down, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido, Islas Británicas, Europa. Ver en OpenStreetMap. Latitud. 54.6626° o 54° 39' 45" norte. Longitud. -5.6679° o 5° 40' 5" oeste. Población
