Places Called Bangor

Bangor is the name of several places:

• In the United Kingdom:
  • Bangor, a town in County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Bangor, a city in Gwynedd, Wales (and home of the University of Wales, Bangor)
  • Bangor-on-Dee (a.k.a. Bangor-is-y-Coed), a village in Maelor, Wrexham (county borough), Wales

• In Australia:
  • Bangor, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales

• In the United States:
  • Bangor, Maine, the county seat of Penobscot County
  • Bangor Township in Van Buren County, Michigan
  • Bangor, the main city in Van Buren County's Bangor Township (after which the township was named)
  • Bangor Township in Bay County, Michigan
  • Bangor, a town in Franklin County, New York (state)
  • Bangor, a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  • Bangor Naval Base, is a formerly autonomous U.S. Navy submarine base that is now an annex of Base Kitsap in Washington (state)
  • Bangor, Wisconsin
  • Bangor (town), Wisconsin
  • Bangor Township, Minnesota
  • East Bangor, Pennsylvania
  • Bangor, California
  • Bangor Township, Iowa
  • Bangor Township, South Dakota

• In Canada:
  • Bangor, Prince Edward Island
  • Bangor, Nova Scotia
  • Bangor (community), Saskatchewan
  • Bangor, Saskatchewan
  • Bangor Lodge, Saskatchewan
  • Bangor Road, Prince Edward Island
  • Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, Ontario

Etymology of Bangor

The use of Bangor in place names is derived from the Welsh for a settlement enclosed by a wattle fence.