County Antrim

County Antrim Contae Aontroma Coontie Antrìm / Countie Antrim
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Per angusta ad augusta  (Latin) "Through Trial to Triumph"
Coordinates: 54°42′N 6°13′W / 54.700°N 6.217°W / 54.700; -6.217
Country	United Kingdom
Region	Northern Ireland
Province	Ulster
County seat	Antrim
Area
• Total	1,176 sq mi (3,046 km2)
• Rank	9th
Population  (est. 2011)	618,108
• Rank	2nd [source?]
Contae Aontroma is the Irish name; Coontie Antrìm,[1] Countie Antrim,[2] Coontie Anthrim[3] and Coonty Entrim[4] are Ulster-Scots names.

County Antrim is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster. It is named after its former county town, Antrim. The name comes from the Irish Aontroim which means "lone ridge".^[5] The largest part of the capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast, is also in County Antrim. The rest of Belfast is in County Down.

1. ↑ Bonamargy Friary Guide Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment.
2. ↑ "North-South Ministerial Council: 2004 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
3. ↑ 2008 annual report in Ulster-Scots Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Tourism Ireland.
4. ↑ The Ulster-Scot, June 2011 Charlie 'Tha Poocher' Rennals.
5. ↑ Postal Towns/Bailte Poist Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Place-name Project. Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 8 March 2012.