County Antrim - Definition and Overview

County Antrim
Area:	2,844 km²
Population:	566,000 (estimate)
Province:	Ulster

County Antrim (Aontroim in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Covering an area of 2,844 km², it has a population of approximately 566,000.

The county town is Antrim. Other notable towns and cities in Antrim include:

• Belfast (partially in County Down)
• Ballycastle, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Bushmills
• Carrickfergus
• Glengormley
• Larne
• Newtownabbey
• Portrush

	Traditional counties of Ireland
Connacht: Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo
Munster: Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford
Leinster: Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow
Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone *
* Counties in Northern Ireland (other counties are in the Republic of Ireland)
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