Newry, Mourne and Down

Newry, Mourne and Down
Newry, Mourne and Down shown within Northern Ireland
Newry, Mourne and Down shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 6°09′40″W / 54.111°N 6.161°W / 54.111; -6.161
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
Incorporated1 April 2015
Named forNewry and Mourne, and Down
Administrative HQDownshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyNewry, Mourne and Down District Council
 • ExecutiveCommittee system
 • ControlNo overall control
Area
 • Total629 sq mi (1,628 km2)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total182,634
 • Rank3rd
 • Density290/sq mi (112/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes028
ISO 3166 codeGB-NMD
GSS codeN09000010
Websitenewrymournedown.org

Newry, Mourne and Down is a local government district in Northern Ireland that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Newry and Mourne District and Down District. It covers most of the southeastern part of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The principal population centres are Newry in the south of the district, and Downpatrick in the north; both these urban areas were seats of previous council areas.

  1. ^ "Council". Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.