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The Derry Urban Area is the urban area
Urban area

An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
 that includes and surrounds the city of Derry
Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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, and is part of the Derry City Council
Derry City Council

Derry City Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The headquarters of the council is in the city of Derry on Lough Foyle....
 area. It had a population of 90,663 in the 2001 census. It is the second largest urban area in Northern Ireland (after Belfast) and the fourth largest urban area on the island of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 (after Dublin, Belfast and Cork).

The Derry Urban Area is usually taken to be composed of Derry City, Culmore
Culmore

Culmore is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, close to Derry. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 2,960 people....
, New Buildings and Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle

Strathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about five miles north east of Derry. It was built in different phases between the late 1950s and the late 1960s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort....
. But now with distances people are willing to commute to work and shop in the city, Derry's urban area could soon occupy Eglinton
Eglinton, County Londonderry

Eglinton is a small market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was formerly known as Muff and lies just outside the city of Derry....
 and Strabane
Strabane

Strabane is a town in the west of County Tyrone and the north-west of Northern Ireland. The town straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with the town of Lifford, County Donegal, to the west....
. Recently more and more people have opted to move just over the Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border
Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border

The Republic of Ireland ? United Kingdom border is the international boundary between the north-east part of the island of Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom, and the rest of the island, which forms the state called Republic of Ireland....
 and, should the border not be acknowledged, the urban area could further include the County Donegal settlements of Killea
Killea

Killea is a village in Donegal, Republic of Ireland.File:Cillfheich.JPGThe settlement sits on the border of County Donegal and County Londonderry in Northern Ireland....
, Bridgend, Muff
Muff, County Donegal

Muff is a village in County Donegal in the northwest of Republic of Ireland which, together with its neighbour Bridgend, has recently become part of the outer suburbs of Derry due to the continued growth of that city towards the north and west....
 and Quigley's Point
Quigley's Point

Quigley's Point ) is located on the eastern shores of Inishowen and overlooks the wide expanse of Lough Foyle. To the south is the city of Derry and to the north lie the villages of Moville and Greencastle, County Donegal....
.

The Greater Derry area, that area within about 20 miles of the city, has a population of 237,000 and is comprised of Derry City Council, Limavady Borough Council, Strabane District council excluding the Castlederg area, and parts of North East Donegal in the Irish Republic, namely Inishowen, Letterkenny, Ballybofey/Stranorlar and Lifford.






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The Derry Urban Area is the urban area
Urban area

An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
 that includes and surrounds the city of Derry
Derry

Derry or Londonderry , often called the Maiden City, is a City status in the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland....
 in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
, and is part of the Derry City Council
Derry City Council

Derry City Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The headquarters of the council is in the city of Derry on Lough Foyle....
 area. It had a population of 90,663 in the 2001 census. It is the second largest urban area in Northern Ireland (after Belfast) and the fourth largest urban area on the island of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 (after Dublin, Belfast and Cork).

The Derry Urban Area is usually taken to be composed of Derry City, Culmore
Culmore

Culmore is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, close to Derry. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 2,960 people....
, New Buildings and Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle

Strathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about five miles north east of Derry. It was built in different phases between the late 1950s and the late 1960s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort....
. But now with distances people are willing to commute to work and shop in the city, Derry's urban area could soon occupy Eglinton
Eglinton, County Londonderry

Eglinton is a small market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was formerly known as Muff and lies just outside the city of Derry....
 and Strabane
Strabane

Strabane is a town in the west of County Tyrone and the north-west of Northern Ireland. The town straddles the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with the town of Lifford, County Donegal, to the west....
. Recently more and more people have opted to move just over the Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border
Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border

The Republic of Ireland ? United Kingdom border is the international boundary between the north-east part of the island of Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom, and the rest of the island, which forms the state called Republic of Ireland....
 and, should the border not be acknowledged, the urban area could further include the County Donegal settlements of Killea
Killea

Killea is a village in Donegal, Republic of Ireland.File:Cillfheich.JPGThe settlement sits on the border of County Donegal and County Londonderry in Northern Ireland....
, Bridgend, Muff
Muff, County Donegal

Muff is a village in County Donegal in the northwest of Republic of Ireland which, together with its neighbour Bridgend, has recently become part of the outer suburbs of Derry due to the continued growth of that city towards the north and west....
 and Quigley's Point
Quigley's Point

Quigley's Point ) is located on the eastern shores of Inishowen and overlooks the wide expanse of Lough Foyle. To the south is the city of Derry and to the north lie the villages of Moville and Greencastle, County Donegal....
.

The Greater Derry area, that area within about 20 miles of the city, has a population of 237,000 and is comprised of Derry City Council, Limavady Borough Council, Strabane District council excluding the Castlederg area, and parts of North East Donegal in the Irish Republic, namely Inishowen, Letterkenny, Ballybofey/Stranorlar and Lifford. 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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