Derry City and Strabane

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Region: Northern Ireland
Country: Northern Ireland

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Derry City and Strabane encompasses the historic walled city of Derry/Londonderry and the surrounding rural district of Strabane. It is a centre for culture, education, and cross-border trade, with a rich history and a growing tourism sector focused on heritage and events.

The local government for this district is: Derry City and Strabane District Council (local government district).

Northern Ireland's local government is structured around 11 local government districts (LGDs). These districts, also known as councils, are the primary units for local administration and service delivery. They were formed through the merger of the previous 26 district councils in 2015.

This district page, Derry City and Strabane, is a sub-page of this region page: Northern Ireland. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Derry City and Strabane

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 18 of them are in Northern Ireland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Derry City and Strabane

Derry City and Strabane is divided into 40 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Artigarvan
  • Ballycolman
  • Ballymagroarty
  • Brandywell
  • Carn Hill
  • Castlederg
  • Caw
  • City Walls
  • Claudy
  • Clondermot
  • Creggan
  • Creggan South
  • Culmore
  • Drumahoe
  • Dunnamanagh
  • Ebrington
  • Eglinton
  • Enagh
  • Finn
  • Foyle Springs
  • Galliagh
  • Glenderg
  • Glenelly Valley
  • Kilfennan
  • Lisnagelvin
  • Madam's Bank
  • New Buildings
  • Newtownstewart
  • Northland
  • Park
  • Shantallow
  • Shantallow East
  • Sheriff's Mountain
  • Sion Mills
  • Skeoge
  • Slievekirk
  • Springtown
  • Strabane North
  • Strabane West
  • Victoria

Derry City and Strabane in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Derry City and Strabane is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Northern Ireland
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Northern Ireland
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Derry City and Strabane

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Northern Ireland