Editing Strabane (section)

{{short description|Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland}}
{{for|the community in the United States|Strabane, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| type = [[Town]]
| official_name = Strabane
| irish_name = An Srath Bán
| scots_name = 
| local_name = 
| static_image_name = The Square, Strabane - geograph.org.uk - 3403428.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Square, town centre of Strabane
| map_type = Northern Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|54.83|-7.47|display=inline,title}}
| belfast_distance = 
| population = 13,507
| population_ref = ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]])
| irish_grid_reference = 
| unitary_northern_ireland = [[Derry and Strabane District Council|Derry and Strabane]]
| country = Northern Ireland
| historic_county = 
| post_town = STRABANE
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT82
| dial_code = 028
| constituency_westminster = [[West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|West Tyrone]]
| constituency_ni_assembly = [[West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|West Tyrone]]
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = [[County Tyrone]]
| website = [http://www.derrystrabane.com www.derrystrabane.com]
}}

'''Strabane''' ({{IPAc-en|s|t|r|ə|ˈ|b|æ|n}}; {{Irish derived place name|An Srath Bán|the white river-holm}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=20931 |title=PlaceNames NI |access-date=10 March 2021 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506184735/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=20931 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Room |first=Adrian |title=Placenames of the world |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, NC |year=2003 |page=344 |isbn=0-7864-1814-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An Srath Ban/Strabane |url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/65052 |website=logainm.ie |access-date=27 April 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717211538/https://www.logainm.ie/en/65052 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a town in [[County Tyrone]], Northern Ireland.

Strabane had a population of 13,507 at the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]].<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web |title=Census 2011 Population Statistics for Strabane Settlement |url=https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Strabane@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Strabane@23? |url-status=live |publisher=[[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205055713/https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Strabane%40Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name%3A%20%40Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name%3A%20%20Strabane%4023%3F |archive-date=5 February 2021}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref> It lies on the east bank of the [[River Foyle]]. It is roughly midway from [[Omagh]], [[Derry]] and [[Letterkenny]]. The River Foyle marks [[Irish border|the border]] between Northern Ireland and the [[Republic of Ireland]]. On the other side of the river (across [[Lifford Bridge]]) is the smaller town of [[Lifford]], which is the [[county town]] of [[County Donegal|Donegal]]. The [[River Mourne]] flows through the centre of the town and meets the [[River Finn (County Donegal)|Finn]] to form the [[Foyle River]]. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the [[Sperrins|Sperrin Mountains]], forms the backdrop to the town.