Newry, Mourne and Down

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Region: Northern Ireland
Country: Northern Ireland

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Newry, Mourne and Down stretches from the city of Newry to the Mourne Mountains and the scenic County Down coast. It is a cross-border trade hub with rich tourism potential, offering outdoor activities, coastal towns, and mountain landscapes.

The local government for this district is: Newry, Mourne and Down 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, Newry, Mourne and Down, 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 Newry, Mourne and Down

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 Newry, Mourne and Down

Newry, Mourne and Down is divided into 41 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abbey
  • Annalong
  • Ballybot
  • Ballydugan
  • Ballynahinch
  • Ballyward
  • Bessbrook
  • Binnian
  • Burren
  • Camlough
  • Castlewellan
  • Cathedral
  • Crossgar and Killyleagh
  • Crossmaglen
  • Damolly
  • Derryboy
  • Derryleckagh
  • Donard
  • Drumalane
  • Drumaness
  • Dundrum
  • Fathom
  • Forkhill
  • Hilltown
  • Kilkeel
  • Kilmore
  • Knocknashinna
  • Lecale
  • Lisnacree
  • Mayobridge
  • Mullaghbane
  • Murlough
  • Newtownhamilton
  • Quoile
  • Rostrevor
  • Saintfield
  • St. Patrick's
  • Strangford
  • Tollymore
  • Warrenpoint
  • Whitecross

Newry, Mourne and Down in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Newry, Mourne and Down is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Northern Ireland
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Northern Ireland
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Newry, Mourne and Down

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