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file:St_Eugene%27s_Roman_Catholic_Cathedral,_Derry_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1511593.jpg, 300px, View of Derry including St Eugene's Roman Catholic Cathedral, alt=A view of Derry looking towards St Eugene's Cathedral, the mother church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Derry, across the Bogside's Lecky Road and Fahan Street, taken from the Grand Parade on the City Walls. Houses are visible, two have a mural The Derry Urban Area is the urban area that includes and surrounds the city of Derry in Northern Ireland, and is part of the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. It had a population of 93,512 in the 2001 census. It is the second-largest urban area in Northern Ireland (after Belfast) and the fifth-largest urban area in
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
(after Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Limerick). The Derry Urban Area consists of Derry City, Culmore, New Buildings and Strathfoyle. The Greater Derry area, the area within about of the city, has a population of 237,000 and comprises Derry City Council, Limavady Borough Council, Strabane District council excluding the Castlederg area, and parts of North East Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, namely Inishowen, Letterkenny, Ballybofey/Stranorlar and Lifford.Greater Derry Interactive Map
. Discovernorthernireland.com (2013-05-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-23. The term, like the term Greater Belfast, has no official relevance particularly in this case, since it incorporates areas from two jurisdictions; however, it is used for ease of reference.


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Geography of County Londonderry Urban areas of the United Kingdom Metropolitan areas of Ireland {{Londonderry-geo-stub