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With a population of 188,383 as of the 2021 census, Tyrone is the 5th most populous county in both Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the 11th most populous county on the island of Ireland. The county derives its name and general geographic location from Tír Eoghain, a Gaelic kingdom under the O'Neill dynasty which existed until the 17th century.
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. See the list of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .
Omagh ( / ˈoʊmə, ˈoʊmɑː /; [ 3] from Irish: An Ómaigh [ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː], meaning 'the virgin plain') [ 4] is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast, is 68 miles (109.5 km) to the east of Omagh, and Derry ...
Northern Ireland is divided into six counties, namely: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry [ n 1] and Tyrone. Six largely rural administrative counties based on these were among the eight primary local government areas of Northern Ireland from its 1921 creation until 1973. [ 1] The other two local government areas were the urban county ...
List of townlands of County Tyrone. This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,162 townlands in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [1] [2] Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres ...
Strabane ( / strəˈbæn /; from Irish An Srath Bán, meaning 'the white river-holm') [ 1][ 2][ 3] is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the 2021 Census. [ 4] It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny.
Cookstown ( Irish: An Chorr Chríochach, [ 3] [ənˠ ˌxoːɾˠ ˈçɾʲiːxəx]) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth-largest town in the county and had a population of 12,546 in the 2021 census. [ 4] It, along with Magherafelt and Dungannon, is one of the main towns in the Mid-Ulster council area.
Tyrone. 54°26′49″N 6°41′31″W / . 54.447°N 6.692°W. / 54.447; -6.692. Moy (from Irish an Maigh, meaning 'the plain') [ 2][ 3] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland about 5 miles (8 kilometres) southeast of Dungannon and beside the smaller village of Charlemont. Charlemont is on the east bank of the River ...