Drumahoe

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View of Drumahoe village
View of Drumahoe village

Drumahoe (Droim na hUamha in Irish, 'Ridge of the cave') is village in County Londonderry. It has been absorbed into the Waterside neighbourhood, within the larger Derry Urban Area, and has seen considerable growth in recent years. The village is home to Institute F.C., an Irish Premier League football club. The busy A6 road from Belfast to Derry passes through the village.

[edit] Demography

On Census Day 29th April 2001 the resident population of Drumahoe [1] was 1367.[2] Of these:

  • 26.8% were under 16 years old and 11.2% were aged 60 and above [2]
  • 50.0% of the population were male and 50.0% were female [2]
  • 11.2% were from a Roman Catholic background and 85.7% were from a Protestant background [2]
  • 3.5% of those aged 16-74 were unemployed [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Note: The population of Altnagelvin SOA 3 directly corresponds with that of Drumahoe village
  2. ^ a b c d e Altnagelvin 3 SOA (ie. Drumahoe) statistics. NINIS (2007-05-31). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.

Coordinates: 54°58′N 7°16′W / 54.967, -7.267