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On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 61,011 people living in Bangor, accounting for 3.37% of the NI total. [10] Of these: 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]

Bus services are provided predominantly by Arriva Buses Wales; routes connect the city with Holyhead, Caernarfon and Llandudno. [23]

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Sikora, Maeve. "Ballyholme". Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020 . Retrieved 15 February 2021. At Bangor, Comgall instituted a rigid monastic rule of incessant prayer and fasting. Far from turning people away, this ascetic rule attracted thousands. When Comgall died in 602, the annals report that three thousand monks looked to him for guidance. Named Bennchor Mór, "the great Bangor", to distinguish it from its British contemporaries, it became the greatest monastic school in Ulster as well as one of the three leading monasteries of Celtic Christianity. The others were Iona, the great missionary centre founded by Columba, and Bangor on the Dee, founded by Dinooth; the ancient Welsh Triads also confirm the "Perpetual Harmonies" at the house. [19] The A5 runs through the centre of Bangor; it connects Holyhead, Shrewsbury and London. The A55 runs immediately to the south of Bangor, providing a route to Holyhead and Chester.

Bangor Abbey, the European Connection". friendsofcolumbanusbangor.co.uk. Friends of Columbanus, Bangor. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.UK NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT | AP Archive". aparchive.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021 . Retrieved 28 August 2020. Bangor remained a small settlement until the start of the 18th century, when a political desire to enhance communications between England and Ireland via the London- Holyhead- Dublin corridor saw it designated as a post town in 1718. [3] Growth was spurred by slate mining at nearby Bethesda, beginning in the 1770s by Richard Pennant, becoming one of the largest slate quarries in the world. The route between London and Holyhead was much improved by Thomas Telford building the A5 road, which runs through the centre of the city and over the Menai Suspension Bridge which was also completed by him in 1826. Bangor railway station opened in 1848. p. 457, Hogan, Edmund, Onamasticon Goedelicum, Williams & Norgate, 1910, reprinted, Four Courts, 2000, ISBN 1-85182-126-0 Gerry Thornley (28 October 2017). "Stuart McCloskey eager to add to his sole Ireland cap". The Irish Times . Retrieved 10 October 2023.

Pontio centre opens its doors to the public in acrobatic 'Welcome Day' ". bbc.co.uk. 29 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 January 2016. The City Cinema opened in 1919, at 130–132, High Street. Building work started in 1914, but was likely delayed because of the war. The cinema closed in 1983, although the building is still there and is now occupied by a dance academy and a snooker club. [37] The Beatles in Bangor". BBC Wales. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015 . Retrieved 27 October 2014. Bangor". vbsca.org. Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 May 2020. The town is mentioned in the Fiddler's Dram 1979 hit single " Day Trip to Bangor". The release was shrouded in controversy after reports that the song was actually inspired by a trip to nearby Rhyl, and there were rumours of an outcry among local councillors and businesses in Rhyl about the missed opportunity for tourism which would have been generated. Songwriter Debbie Cook stated that the song was specifically written about Bangor. [50] Bangor, Pennsylvania [ edit ]Platinum Jubilee: Eight towns to be made cities for Platinum Jubilee". BBC News. 19 May 2022 . Retrieved 20 May 2022. Bangor lies within the Arfon constituency for elections to the UK parliament. Arfon is also the constituency for elections to the Senedd. OS and ONS release report on the geography of Britain's high streets". Ordnance Survey Blog. 6 June 2019. ...in Wales it is High Street in Bangor at 1265m

Bangor is served by Ulsterbus, which aside from local town services, provides daily services to Belfast, Newtownards, Holywood and Donaghadee. The Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre by Bangor University on Deiniol Road, opened in 2015, has a theatre and a one screen cinema. NHS beds by organisation and year, 2009-10 onwards". statswales.gov.wales . Retrieved 16 January 2023. Newtownards Walking Leaflet" (PDF). Ards and North Down Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2020 . Retrieved 21 April 2020.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. belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 11.99% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic Christian faith. Myhill (web), Samantha Letters (content); Olwen (18 June 2003). "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516: Wales". archives.history.ac.uk. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) The nearest airport with international flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which is 83 miles (134km) by road.