County Down, (Contae An Dúin in Irish) also previously known as county St Mirren, is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). It lies in the province of Ulster. The estimated population in 1992 was 416,600, a more recent approximation puts it at about 516,000.[citation needed] The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.
Down contains both the southernmost point in Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point on the island of Ireland (Burr Point).
The county borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and County Armagh to the west.
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