Newry, Mourne and Down

Newry, Mourne and Down
Irish: Iúr Cinn Trá, Múrna agus An Dún
Ulster Scots: Newrie, Morne an Doon
District
Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 6°09′40″W / 54.111°N 6.161°W / 54.111; -6.161
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
StatusDistrict
Incorporated1 April 2015
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyNewry, Mourne and Down District Council
Area
 • Total629 sq mi (1,628 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total182,634
 • Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeGB-NMD
Ethnicity98.3% White[1]
Websitewww.newrymournedown.org

Newry, Mourne and Down 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.


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