Newry, Mourne and Down
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 Newry, Mourne and Down shown withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Coordinates:54°06′40″N6°09′40″W / 54.111°N 6.161°W /54.111; -6.161 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Named after | Newry and Mourne, andDown |
| Administrative HQ | Downshire Civic Centre,Downpatrick |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council |
| • Executive | Committee system |
| • Control | No overall control |
| Area | |
• Total | 629 sq mi (1,628 km2) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
• Total | 183,115 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (112/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NMD |
| GSS code | N09000010 |
| Website | newrymournedown |
Newry, Mourne and Down is alocal government district inNorthern Ireland that was created on 1 April 2015 by mergingNewry and Mourne District 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 areNewry in the south of the district, andDownpatrick in the north; both these urban areas were seats of previous council areas.
It covers the Southeast of Northern Ireland, including southernCounty Armagh and large parts ofCounty Down. It incorporates all of theMourne Mountains and much of theRing of Gullion, both designated as anArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area has an extensive coastline stretching fromStrangford Lough in the north toCarlingford Lough, in the south and borders countiesLouth andMonaghan in theRepublic of Ireland. The district had a population of 183,115 in 2024.[3] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council replacesNewry and Mourne District Council andDown 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 Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[4]The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
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