Northern and Western Region | |
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 Northern and Western Region in blue | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′42″N 8°14′13″W / 54.245°N 8.237°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,317 km2 (9,775 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 900,937 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €39.909 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €44,297 (2022) |
| Website | Official website  |
 Northern and Western Region | |
The Northern and Western Region has been a region in Ireland since 1 January 2015.[2] It is a NUTS Level II statistical region of Ireland (coded IE04).[3][4]
NUTS 2 Regions may be classified as less developed regions, transition regions, or more developed regions to determine eligibility for funding under the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus. In 2021, the Northern and Western Region was classified as a transition region.[5]
The Northern and Western Regional Assembly is composed of members nominated from the local authorities in the region. It is one of three Regional Assemblies in Ireland established in 2015 following an amendment to the Local Government Act 1991, replacing 8 Regional Authorities with 3 Regional Assemblies.[6] Its members are nominated from among the members of its constituent local authorities.
The Region contains two strategic planning areas, each of which is a NUTS Level III statistical region, and mostly correspond with the former Regional Authority Regions.
| SPA | NUTS 3 Code | Local government areas | NWRA members | Population (2022)[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border | IE041 | County Cavan | 2 | 81,201 |
| County Donegal | 3 | 166,321 | ||
| County Leitrim | 2 | 35,087 | ||
| County Monaghan | 2 | 64,832 | ||
| County Sligo | 2 | 69,819 | ||
| West | IE042 | Galway City | 2 | 83,456 |
| County Galway | 3 | 192,995 | ||
| County Mayo | 2 | 137,231 | ||
| County Roscommon | 2 | 69,995 |
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 573 of 2014), "5. (1) A regional assembly specified in column (3) of Schedule 1 shall consist of the number of members specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite the mention in the said column (3) of that regional assembly.". Signed on 16 December 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Information Note for Data Users: Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)
- ^ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1130 of 5 July 2021 setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2021-2027 (notified under document C(2021) 4894)
- ^ Local Government Reform Act 2014, s. 62: Regional Assemblies (No. 1 of 2014, s. 62). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 29 January 2022.
- ^ "FP003 Preliminary Population 2022 & FP005 Components of Population Change 2016 to 2022". 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.