Newry and Mourne is an area that existed before April 1, 2015 in southeastern Northern Ireland .
| administrative region | |
| Newry and Murn | |
|---|---|
| English Newry and Mourne District | |
| A country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Included in | Northern Ireland |
| Adm. Centre | |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 902 km² |
| Timezone | ( GMT , summer BST ) |
| The largest city | Newry |
| Dr. big cities | Warpoint |
| Population | |
| Population | 95.5 thousand people ( 2007 ) ( 4th place ) |
| Density | 106 people / km² |
| Denominations | • Catholics - 80.6% • Protestants - 18.5% |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | GB-NYM |
| Official site | |
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The population of the district was 93,400 people [1] . The largest city in the region was Newry .
In 2011, it was planned to combine the district with the Down district [2] , but in June 2010 the Cabinet of Ministers of Northern Ireland announced that it could not agree with the reform of local self-government, and the existing system of districts would remain the same for the foreseeable future [3] [4] .
Since April 1, 2015, it has been merged with the Down area to the Newry area , Morne and Down [5] [6] .
Composition
The area included:
- Annalong
- Attical (Atticall)
- Ballymartin
- Barren
- Bellix (Belleeks)
- Bessbrook
- Dromintee
- Dunnaval
- Callaville (Cullaville)
- Callihanna (Cullyhanna)
- Killean
- Killowen
- Crossmaglen
- Craggan (Creggan)
- Camlough (Camlough)
- Larganare (Lurganare)
- Lisley (Lislea)
- Mullaghglass
- Mullaghbawn
- May (Meigh)
- Mayobridge
- Newry
- Newtowncloghoge
- Newtownhamilton
- Silverbridge (Silverbridge)
- Forkhill
- Whitecross
- Hilltown
- Shiptown (Sheeptown)
Notes
- ↑ NISRA - see section 2.3
- ↑ Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform (inaccessible link) . DoE Date of treatment May 31, 2008. Archived February 18, 2011.
- ↑ The executive fails to agree a deal on council reform . BBC News (June 15, 2010). Date of treatment July 8, 2010. Archived March 24, 2012.
- ↑ Local Government Association Incensed as Minister Stops the Reform Process (link unavailable) . Northern Ireland Local Government Association (June 15, 2010). Date of treatment July 8, 2010. Archived February 17, 2011.
- ↑ Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 [Draft ] . UK Statute Law Database . Date of treatment June 21, 2012.
- ↑ Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (continued) . Hansard . Northern Ireland Assembly (12 June 2012). Date of treatment June 19, 2012.