Bangor (Gwynedd, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved 7 July 2021. Bangor is administered by Ards and North Down Borough Council which is based at Bangor Castle. [48] Geography [ edit ] a b Jones, G. (1988). "Maenol Bangor: an ancient estate on the north-west fringe of Wales". Hommes et Terres du Nord. 1: 56–60. doi: 10.3406/htn.1988.3051. a b "Beannchar/Bangor". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012 . Retrieved 28 April 2017.

Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin. p.340. ISBN 978-0-7535-0427-7. First non-binary mayor 'of any city, anywhere' hailed an 'example to all' after winning election aged 22". PinkNews. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 . Retrieved 12 May 2021. The former seafront of the city is awaiting redevelopment and has been for over two decades, with a large part of the frontage already demolished, leaving a patch of derelict ground facing onto the marina. A great deal of local controversy surrounds this process and the many plans put forward by the council and developers for the land. In November 2009 it was voted by UTV viewers as Ulster's Biggest Eyesore. A state of the art recycling centre has been built in Balloo Industrial Estate which is supposed to be one of the most advanced in Europe. It opened in the summer of 2008. [36] [37] Emery, Frank; White, Paul (1975). "Welsh-Speaking in Wales According to the 1971 Census". Area. 7 (1): 26–30. JSTOR 20000922.THE LONDON GAZETTE, 4Tii APRIL 1974" (PDF). The QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 1st day of April 1974, to ordain that the Town of Bangor shall have the status of a City.

History [ edit ] Bangor Cathedral, the city's main cathedral and oldest church A market day in Bangor, 1856 Looking down on Bangor c. 1860 An early design for the Menai Suspension Bridge constructed in 1826 connecting Bangor with Anglesey Bangor is home to a small BBC broadcasting centre, producing a large amount of output for BBC Radio Cymru. The studios are also the main North-West Wales newsroom for television, radio and on-line. The BBC's Light Entertainment Department moved to Bangor during World War II and many classic programmes (like It's That Man Again) came from Bangor.Garth Pier is the second longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles, at 1,500 feet (460m) in length. It was opened in 1893 and was a promenade pier, for the amusement of holiday-makers who could stroll among the pinnacle-roofed kiosks.

The Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre by Bangor University on Deiniol Road, opened in 2015, has a theatre and a one screen cinema. No warning for IRA car bomb: Four police officers seriously injured by second terrorist blast in seaside town in six months". The Independent. 8 March 1993 . Retrieved 23 June 2022.indicated that they had a British national identity, [55] 41.06% had a Northern Irish national identity [56] and 10.30% had an Irish national identity [57] (respondents could indicate more than one national identity). Bangor lies on the east coast of Northern Ireland, on the south shore of the mouth of Belfast Lough, north east of central Belfast. The 1970s saw the building of the Springhill Shopping Centre, an out-of-town development near the A2 road to Belfast and Northern Ireland's first purpose-built shopping centre. It has since been demolished to facilitate a modern Tesco supermarket. [34]