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 / 54.562; -5.637
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
Incorporated1 April 2015
Named afterBorough of Ards and the Borough of North Down
Administrative HQBangor Castle
Government
  TypeDistrict council
  BodyArds and North Down Borough Council
  ExecutiveCommittee system
  ControlNo overall control
Area
  Total
177 sq mi (458 km2)
  Rank10th
Population
 (2022)
  Total
164,223
  Rank4th
  Density930/sq mi (358/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes028
ISO 3166 codeGB-AND
GSS codeN09000011
Websiteardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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.