Newry, Mourne and Down
Newry, Mourne and Down
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District | |
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| Coordinates:54°06′40″N6°09′40″W/ 54.111°N 6.161°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Status | District |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 629 sq mi (1,628 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 182,634 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC0(GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1(BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NMD |
| Ethnicity | 98.3%White[1] |
| Website | www |
Newry, Mourne and Downis alocal government districtinNorthern Irelandthat was created on 1 April 2015 by mergingNewry and MourneDistrict andDown District.It covers most of the southeastern part of Northern Ireland. The local authority isNewry, Mourne and Down District Council.The principal population centres areNewryin the south of the district, andDownpatrickin the north; both these urban areas were seats of previous council areas.
Geography[edit]
It covers the Southeast of Northern Ireland, including southernCounty Armaghand large parts ofCounty Down.It incorporates all of theMourne Mountainsand much of theRing of Gullion,both designated as anArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The area has an extensive coastline stretching fromStrangford Loughin the north toCarlingford Lough,in the south and borders countiesLouthandMonaghanin theRepublic of Ireland.The district has a population of 182,634.[2]The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council[edit]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council replacesNewry and Mourne District CouncilandDown District Council.The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008,Shaun Woodward,Secretary of State for Northern Irelandannounced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[3]The first electionstook place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
References[edit]
- ^"Main statistics for Northern Ireland Statistical bulletin—Ethnic group"Office for National Statistics.Retrieved 22 September 2022
- ^"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022".Office for National Statistics.26 March 2024.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^"Northern Ireland elections are postponed",BBC News,April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008]
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