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{{short description|Village on the Isle of Man}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place |crown_dependency = Isle of Man |official_name= Onchan |manx_name= Kione Droghad |coordinates = {{coord|54.175|-4.455|display=inline,title}} |population = 9,172 |population_ref = <small>(2006 census)<ref name="IOMC2006"/></small> |manx_parish= [[Onchan (parish)|Onchan]] |manx_sheading= [[Middle (sheading)|Middle]] |constituency_manx_parliament= [[Onchan (parish)|Onchan]] [[Garff]] |post_town= Isle of Man |postcode_district = IM3 |postcode_area= IM |dial_code= 01624 |map_type = Isle of Man |os_grid_reference= SC407780 |douglas_distance= |static_image= Isle-of-man-onchan-laxey.jpg |static_image_caption= Aerial view of Onchan and [[Laxey]] }} '''Onchan''' ({{IPAc-en|Λ|Ι:|Ε|k|Ιn}}; {{langx|gv|Kione Droghad}}) is a large village in the parish of [[Onchan (parish)|Onchan]] on the [[Isle of Man]]. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], with which it forms a [[conurbation]]. In [[Manx language|Manx]] the name for the village is ''Kione Droghad'' meaning "bridge end".
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