Derry City and Strabane
Derry City and Strabane
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District | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Status | District |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 478 sq mi (1,237 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 150,836 |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC0(GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1(BST) |
| Ethnicity | 97.7%White[1] |
| Website | www |
Derry City and Strabaneis alocal government districtthat was created on 1 April 2015 by merging theCity of Derry DistrictandStrabane District.[2]It covers most of the northwest ofNorthern Ireland.The local authority isDerry City and Strabane District Council.
Geography[edit]
It is located in the northwest of Northern Ireland and includes parts of countiesLondonderryandTyrone,and bordersCounty Donegalin theRepublic of Ireland.[3]The district has a population of 150,836.[4]The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008. Outside ofDerry Citythe district is largely rural, containing a large swathe of theSperrin Mountainswhich start at the market town of Strabane in County Tyrone.
Subdivisions[edit]
Derry City and Strabane district is made up of the following district electoral areas (2014),[5]each comprising some local areas for the purposes of the district's local community planning:
- Ballyarnett:Culmore,Shantallow,Carnhill, Galliagh and Skeoge;[6]
- Derg:Newtownstewart,Killeter,Sion Mills,Castlederg,Clady,Victoria Bridge,Ardstraw[7]and part ofStrabane Townlocal area;[8]
- Faughan:Newbuildings,Eglinton,Claudy,Enagh,Magheramason,CampsieandBready;[9]
- Foyleside: Ballymagroarty, Foyle Springs, Northland, Rosemount, Springtown and Madam’s Bank;[10]
- Sperrin: Plumbridge,Artigarvan,Donemana,Park, Sperrin, Ballynamallaght,Cranagh[11]and part ofStrabane Townlocal area;[12]
- The Moor:Creggan,Brandywell, City Walls and Sherrifs Mountain;[13]
- Waterside:Drumahoe,Victoria, Caw, Ebrington, Kilfennan, Lisnagelvin and Clondermot.[14]
Local government[edit]
Derry City and Strabane District Council replacedDerry City CouncilandStrabane District Council.The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008,Northern Ireland SecretaryShaun Woodwardannounced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[15]The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
Transport[edit]
The district is served byDerry~Londonderry railway station,operated byNI Railways.Its area was also formerly served byEglinton railway station(closed in 1973), along theBelfast-Derry line.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^[https:// nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-main-statistics-for-northern-ireland-phase-1-statistical-bulletin-ethnic-group.pdf"Main statistics for Northern Ireland Statistical bulletin - Ethnic group" ]ONS.Retrieved 22 September 2022
- ^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022".Office for National Statistics.26 March 2024.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland (26 June 2009)."Introduction"(PDF).Review of Northern Ireland Local Government Boundaries - Final Recommendations Report.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 July 2011.Retrieved8 July2010.
- ^"Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland".LGBC.Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2008.Retrieved26 September2008.
- ^Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency."Area Profile for District Electoral Areas".NINIS: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Ballyarnett".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Derg".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Strabane Town".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Faughan".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Foyleside".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Sperrin".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Strabane Town".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."The Moor".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Derry City and Strabane District Council."Waterside".Local Community Plans.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Northern Ireland elections are postponed,BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008