Ballygowan

This article is about the village in County Down. For other uses, see Ballygowan.

Ballygowan
  • Irish: Baile Mhic Gabhann
Ballygowan is located in County Down
Ballygowan
Ballygowan
Location within County Down
Area0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
Population3,138 (2021 Census)
• Density8,258/sq mi (3,188/km2)
Irish grid referenceJ4308063725
• Belfast8.7 mi (14.0 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTOWNARDS
Postcode districtBT23
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitehttp://www.ballygowan.info
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°30′09″N 5°47′32″W / 54.50252°N 5.79211°W / 54.50252; -5.79211

Ballygowan (from Irish Baile Mhic Gabhann, meaning 'McGowan's townland')[1] is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ards and North Down Borough. The town of Comber is a short distance to the north-east, the town of Saintfield to the south, and the city of Belfast further to the north-west. It is within the civil parishes of Killinchy and Comber and is split between the historic baronies of Castlereagh Lower and Castlereagh Upper.[2] It had a population of 3,138 people in the 2021 Census.[3]

  1. ^ Experience ArcGIS
  2. ^ "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ "NISRA Census 2021". Census 2021 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 21 February 2023.