Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population
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This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005 from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency[1].
| Rank | Council | Population | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast | 267,999 | City |
| 2 | Lisburn | 111,521 | City |
| 3 | Derry | 107,296 | City |
| 4 | Newry and Mourne | 91,572 | District |
| 5 | Craigavon | 84,679 | Borough |
| 6 | Newtownabbey | 80,834 | Borough |
| 7 | North Down | 78,272 | Borough |
| 8 | Ards | 75,279 | Borough |
| 9 | Down | 67,436 | District |
| 10 | Castlereagh | 65,665 | Borough |
| 11 | Ballymena | 60,738 | Borough |
| 12 | Fermanagh | 59,712 | District |
| 13 | Coleraine | 56,565 | Borough |
| 14 | Armagh | 55,755 | City and District |
| 15 | Dungannon and South Tyrone | 50,747 | Borough |
| 16 | Omagh | 50,730 | District |
| 17 | Antrim | 50,530 | Borough |
| 18 | Banbridge | 44,778 | District |
| 19 | Magherafelt | 41,819 | District |
| 20 | Carrickfergus | 39,175 | Borough |
| 21 | Strabane | 38,745 | District |
| 22 | Limavady | 34,147 | Borough |
| 23 | Cookstown | 34,102 | District |
| 24 | Larne | 31,067 | Borough |
| 25 | Ballymoney | 28,730 | Borough |
| 26 | Moyle | 16,515 | District |
[edit] See also
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland by area
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population density
- Local Councils in Northern Ireland by community make-up
- List of English districts by population
- List of Scottish districts by population
- List of Welsh principal areas by population
Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971
Antrim • Ards • Armagh • Ballymena • Ballymoney • Banbridge • Belfast • Carrickfergus • Castlereagh • Coleraine • Cookstown • Craigavon • Derry • Down • Dungannon and South Tyrone • Fermanagh • Larne • Limavady • Lisburn • Magherafelt • Moyle • Newry and Mourne • Newtownabbey • North Down • Omagh • Strabane
