Strabane is a market town in western Northern Ireland. It lies just east of the border between Northern Ireland and County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. The rivers Finn and Mourne join together at Strabane to form the River Foyle. The Foyle flows northward from Strabane, past Londonderry, and into Lough Foyle, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.
Livestock farming has long been a major economic activity in the Strabane area, and area towns have industries associated with agriculture. The town of Strabane is a shopping and employment center for many people on both sides of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Strabane is in the northwestern part of historic County Tyrone, one of Northern Ireland’s six former counties. County Tyrone ceased to be used as an administrative area in 1973, when local government was reorganized into smaller districts. From 1973 to 2015, Strabane was the name of a district council area—a kind of local government area—that included the town of Strabane. In 2015, the Strabane and Derry districts were combined to form the Derry City and Strabane local government district.
