This is a list of the former local government districts in Northern Ireland showing statistics for population, population density and area. The figures are from the 2011 Census.[1]
These districts officially dissolved on 1 April 2015 when they were merged into eleven larger districts, statistics for which are listed at Local government in Northern Ireland.[2]
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| Council |
Population |
Density |
Area (km2) |
Type |
|---|
| Belfast |
280,962 |
2,339 |
115 |
City |
| Lisburn |
120,165 |
247 |
447 |
City |
| Derry |
107,877 |
276 |
387 |
City |
| Newry and Mourne |
99,480 |
100 |
902 |
District |
| Craigavon |
93,023 |
220 |
378 |
Borough |
| Newtownabbey |
85,139 |
532 |
151 |
Borough |
| North Down |
79,900 |
958 |
81 |
Borough |
| Ards |
78,937 |
199 |
376 |
Borough |
| Down |
69,731 |
103 |
647 |
District |
| Castlereagh |
67,242 |
774 |
85 |
Borough |
| Ballymena |
64,044 |
95 |
632 |
Borough |
| Fermanagh |
61,805 |
32 |
1,876 |
District |
| Armagh |
59,349 |
82 |
671 |
City and District |
| Coleraine |
59,067 |
116 |
486 |
Borough |
| Dungannon and South Tyrone |
57,852 |
63 |
784 |
Borough |
| Antrim |
53,428 |
86 |
577 |
Borough |
| Omagh |
51,356 |
44 |
1,130 |
District |
| Banbridge |
48,339 |
97 |
453 |
District |
| Magherafelt |
45,038 |
72 |
573 |
District |
| Strabane |
39,384 |
45 |
862 |
District |
| Carrickfergus |
39,114 |
472 |
82 |
Borough |
| Cookstown |
37,013 |
54 |
622 |
District |
| Limavady |
33,536 |
58 |
586 |
Borough |
| Larne |
32,180 |
92 |
336 |
Borough |
| Ballymoney |
31,224 |
68 |
418 |
Borough |
| Moyle |
17,050 |
34 |
480 |
District |
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