Derry City and Strabane
| Derry City and Strabane Irish : Ceantar Dhoire agus an tSratha Báin Ulster Scots : Derry Cittie an Stràbane |
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 Location of Derry City and Strabane in Northern Ireland |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Part of the country | Northern Ireland |
| District | Derry City and Strabane |
| Seat | Derry and Strabane |
| surface | 1238 km² |
| Residents | 149,500 (2015) |
| density | 121 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 1, 2015 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-DRS |
| Website | www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com (English) |
| politics | |
| Mayor | Hilary McClintock |
| Political party | DUP |
Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ N , 7 ° 25 ′ W
Derry City and Strabane ( Irish Ceantar Dhoire agus an tSratha Báin ) is a district in Northern Ireland . It was formed on April 1, 2015 from the City of Derry and Strabane districts. It is administered by the Derry and Strabane District Council .
location
The new district is located in the north-west of Northern Ireland and includes the western part of County Londonderry and the north-west of County Tyrone . It borders Ireland's County Donegal to the northwest and west . There are 104,749 eligible voters in this district. The name was announced on September 17, 2008 and later supplemented with the addition of City , which is to highlight the status of Derry.
Northern Ireland Railways train stations
administration
The Derry and Strabane District Council replaced the Derry City Council and Strabane District Council . The first elections for the District Council were supposed to take place in May 2009, but 25 April 2008 announced Shaun Woodward , Minister of Northern Ireland that the elections in 2011 were postponed. The first elections actually took place on May 22, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Provisional Recommendations of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner for Northern Ireland . Retrieved on October 7, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Northern Ireland elections are postponed , BBC News (April 25, 2008). Retrieved October 7, 2015.
