Newry, Mourne and Down
Newry, Mourne and Down
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Newry, Mourne and Down shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 6°09′40″W / 54.111°N 6.161°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Named after | Newry and Mourne, and Down |
| Administrative HQ | Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council |
| • Executive | Committee system |
| • Control | No overall control |
| Area | |
• Total | 629 sq mi (1,628 km2) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 182,634 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (112/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NMD |
| GSS code | N09000010 |
| Website | newrymournedown |
Newry, Mourne and Down (Irish: An tIúr, Múrna agus an Dún) is a local government district in Northern Ireland that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Newry and Mourne District and Down District. It covers most of the southeastern part of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The principal population centres are Newry in the south of the district, and Downpatrick in the north; both these urban areas were seats of previous council areas.