Ards and North Down
| Ards and North Down Irish: Na hArda agus an Dún Thuaidh | |
|---|---|
| Ards and North Down shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°33′43″N 5°38′13″W / 54.562°N 5.637°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | 
| Country | Northern Ireland | 
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 | 
| Named after | Borough of Ards and the Borough of North Down | 
| Administrative HQ | Bangor Castle | 
| Government | |
| • Type | District council | 
| • Body | Ards and North Down Borough Council | 
| • Executive | Committee system | 
| • Control | No overall control | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 177 sq mi (458 km2) | 
| • Rank | 10th | 
| Population  (2022) | |
|  • Total | 164,223 | 
| • Rank | 4th | 
| • Density | 930/sq mi (358/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) | 
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 028 | 
| ISO 3166 code | GB-AND | 
| GSS code | N09000011 | 
| Website | ardsandnorthdown | 
Ards and North Down is a local government district in Northern Ireland. It was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ards and the Borough of North Down. The local authority is Ards and North Down Borough Council.