Derry City and Strabane is a local government district that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the City of Derry District and Strabane District.[3] It covers most of the northwest of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Derry City and Strabane District Council.
Derry City and Strabane
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 Derry and Strabane shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°55′37″N 7°25′26″W / 54.927°N 7.424°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Named for | Derry district and Strabane district |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| • Executive | Committee system |
| • Control | No overall control |
| Area | |
| • Total | 478 sq mi (1,237 km2) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 150,836 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (122/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-DRS |
| GSS code | N09000005 |
| Website | derrystrabane |
Geography
editIt is located in the northwest of Northern Ireland and includes parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone, and borders County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.[4] The district had a population of 150,836 in 2022.[2] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008. Outside of Derry City the district is largely rural, containing a large swathe of the Sperrin Mountains which start at the market town of Strabane in County Tyrone.
Subdivisions
editDerry City and Strabane district is made up of the following district electoral areas (2014),[5] each comprising some local areas for the purposes of the district's local community planning:
- Ballyarnett: Culmore, Shantallow, Carnhill, Galliagh and Skeoge;[6]
- Derg: Newtownstewart, Killeter, Sion Mills, Castlederg, Clady, Victoria Bridge, Ardstraw[7] and part of Strabane Town local area;[8]
- Faughan: Newbuildings, Eglinton, Claudy, Enagh, Magheramason, Campsie and Bready;[9]
- Foyleside: Ballymagroarty, Foyle Springs, Northland, Rosemount, Springtown and Madam's Bank;[10]
- Sperrin: Plumbridge, Artigarvan, Donemana, Park, Sperrin, Ballynamallaght, Cranagh[11] and part of Strabane Town local area;[8]
- The Moor: Creggan, Brandywell, City Walls and Sherrifs Mountain;[12]
- Waterside: Drumahoe, Victoria, Caw, Ebrington, Kilfennan, Lisnagelvin and Clondermot.[13]
Local government
editDerry City and Strabane District Council replaced Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[14] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
Transport
editThe district is served by Derry~Londonderry railway station, operated by NI Railways. Its area was also formerly served by Eglinton railway station (closed in 1973), along the Belfast-Derry line.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Your Council". Derry City and Strabane District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland (26 June 2009). "Introduction" (PDF). Review of Northern Ireland Local Government Boundaries - Final Recommendations Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. "Area Profile for District Electoral Areas". NINIS: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Ballyarnett". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Derg". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Strabane Town". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Faughan". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Foyleside". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Sperrin". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "The Moor". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Waterside". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008