Newry, Mourne and Down
Local government district in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newry, Mourne and Down is a local government district in Northern Ireland that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Newry and Mourne District and Down District. It covers most of the southeastern part of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The principle population centres are Newry in the south of the district, and Downpatrick in the north; both these urban areas were seats of previous council areas.
Quick Facts Irish: Iúr Cinn Trá, Múrna agus An DúnUlster Scots: Newrie, Morne an Doon, Sovereign state ...
Newry, Mourne and Down
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District | |
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 |
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