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The urban and rural districts of Northern Ireland were created in 1899 when the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 came into effect. They were based on the system of district councils introduced in England and Wales four years earlier. (See List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921 for a historical list of districts in all of Ireland.)
Local government districts of Northern Ireland. Each district in this image is numbered, with the numbers corresponding to those in the table below. The 11 districts first had their boundaries determined in 2012. Elections were held to the new councils in 2014, and they assumed the powers of the previous councils in 2015. [1]
Map of districts of Northern Ireland colour coded to show the predominant national identity in the 2011 census. Stronger green indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as Irish. Stronger blue indicates a higher proportion of people describing themselves as British.
Map of Northern Ireland with local government districts as of 2015 shown.. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170% Geographic limits: West: 8.3W; East: 5.3W; North: 55.4N; South: 53.9N; Date: 3 May 2016: Source: Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland OpenData Boundaries and coastline (Northern Ireland only ...
The Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland is a Northern Ireland Executive sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries.. The commission was established originally as the department and the Local Government Boundaries Commission keep under review all local government areas in Northern Ireland, and the electoral arrangements for the districts, and ...
Large town 8: Metropolitan Lisburn [c] Belfast Lisburn and Castlereagh: County Antrim: 32,368 12,696 9.01 3,593.08 Large town 9: Ballymena: Mid and East Antrim: County Antrim: 31,308 13,287 16.57 1,888.93 Large town Lurgan [f] [5] Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon: County Armagh: 30,886 Part of Craigavon Urban Area, a large town: Portadown [f] [5 ...
The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city status in the United Kingdom). The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) uses the following definitions: Town – population of 4,500 or more Small Town – population between 4,500 and 10,000 [1] [2] Medium Town – population between 10,000 and ...
Northern Ireland consists of six historic counties: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, [e] and County Tyrone. These counties are no longer used for local government purposes; instead, there are eleven districts of Northern Ireland which have different geographical extents. These were created in 2015 ...