Craigavon, Northern Ireland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Craigavon,_Northern_Ireland
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:coordinates 54.45°N 6.40°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:county gptkb:County_Armagh
gptkbp:dialCode 028
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 80 miles
about 25 miles
gptkbp:founded 1965
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Armagh_City,_Banbridge_and_Craigavon_Borough_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Craigavon, Northern Ireland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Craig,_1st_Viscount_Craigavon
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Craigavon_Area_Hospital
gptkb:Craigavon_Lakes
gptkb:Rushmere_Shopping_Centre
gptkb:South_Lake_Leisure_Centre
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jonathan_Rea
gptkb:David_Simpson
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Upper_Bann
gptkbp:plannedCity true
gptkbp:population approximately 64,000 (urban area, 2021)
gptkbp:postcodeDistrict BT63, BT64, BT65, BT66
gptkbp:purpose planned new city to link Lurgan and Portadown
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mid_Ulster
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Craigavon_City_FC
gptkb:Craigavon_Cowboys_(American_football)
gptkb:Craigavon_Lakers
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:timezoneDST gptkb:BST
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:M1_motorway
gptkb:Craigavon_railway_station_(nearby)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Grange,_Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5