List of districts in Northern Ireland (pre-2015)

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]

Rank Council Population Density Area km² Style
1 Belfast 280,962 2339 115 City
2 Lisburn 120,165 247 447 City
3 Londonderry 107,877 276 387 City
4 Newry and Mourne 99,480 100 902 District
5 Craigavon 93,023 220 378 Borough
6 Newtownabbey 85,139 532 151 Borough
7 North Down 79,900 958 81 Borough
8 Ards 78,937 199 376 Borough
9 Down 69,731 103 647 District
10 Castlereagh 67,242 774 85 Borough
11 Ballymena 64,044 95 632 Borough
12 Fermanagh 61,805 32 1,876 District
13 Armagh 59,349 82 671 City and District
14 Coleraine 59,067 116 486 Borough
15 Dungannon and South Tyrone 57,852 63 784 Borough
16 Antrim 53,428 86 577 Borough
17 Omagh 51,356 44 1,130 District
18 Banbridge 48,339 97 453 District
19 Magherafelt 45,038 72 573 District
20 Strabane 39,384 45 862 District
21 Carrickfergus 39,114 472 82 Borough
22 Cookstown 37,013 54 622 District
23 Limavady 33,536 58 586 Borough
24 Larne 32,180 92 336 Borough
25 Ballymoney 31,224 68 418 Borough
26 Moyle 17,050 34 480 District

See also

Notes
  1. Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research. "statistics".
  2. "Local councils in Northern Ireland". NI Direct.
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