Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Irish: Ard Mhacha, Droichead na Banna agus Creag Abhann
Ulster Scots: Airmagh, Bannbrig an Craigavon
District
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
StatusDistrict
Incorporated1 April 2015
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Area
 • Total514 sq mi (1,332 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total220,271
 • Rank2nd of 11
 • Density430/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Ethnicity96.7% White[1]
Websitehttps://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created as Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon on 1 April 2015 by merging the City and District of Armagh, Banbridge District and most of the Borough of Craigavon. The word "City" was added to the name on 24 February 2016,[2] to reflect Armagh's city status. The local authority is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

  1. ^ "Main statistics for Northern Ireland Statistical bulletin - Ethnic group" ONS. Retrieved 22 September 2022
  2. ^ "Change of District Name (Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

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