Newry, Morne and Down
| Newry, Morne and Down Irish : Ceantar an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin Ulster Scots : Newrie, Morne an Doon |
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 Location of Newry, Morne and Down in Northern Ireland |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Part of the country | Northern Ireland |
| District | Newry, Morne and Down |
| Seat | Newry and Downpatrick |
| surface | 1633 km² |
| Residents | 176,400 (2015) |
| density | 108 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 1, 2015 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NMD |
| Website | www.newrymournedown.org (English) |
| politics | |
| Chairman | Gillian Fitzpatrick |
| Political party | SDLP |
Coordinates: 54 ° 7 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ W
Newry, Morne and Down ( Irish Ceantar an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin ) is a district in Northern Ireland . It was formed on April 1, 2015 from the districts of Newry and Morne and Down and the eastern part of Banbridge . It is administered by the Newry, Morne and Down District Council .
location
The new District covers most of the south-east of Northern Ireland, including the southern part of County Armagh and much of County Down . It encompasses the entire Morne Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has extensive coastline from Strangford Lough to Carlingford Lough . It also borders the Irish counties of County Louth and County Monaghan . There are 120,095 voters there. The name was set on September 17, 2008.
administration
The Newry, Morne and Down District Council replaced the Newry and Morne District Council and the Down 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
- ↑ Map of the new and old districts ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Department of the Environment , accessed October 6, 2015
- ^ 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 6, 2015.
