Mid Ulster (Irish: Ceantar Lár Uladh)[3] is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Magherafelt District, Cookstown District, and the Borough of Dungannon and South Tyrone. The local authority is Mid Ulster District Council.
Mid Ulster
Irish: Ceantar Lár Uladh | |
|---|---|
 Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′05″N 6°40′44″W / 54.668°N 6.679°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Named for | Ulster |
| Administrative HQ | Dungannon |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Mid Ulster District Council |
| • Executive | Committee system |
| • Control | No overall control |
| Area | |
• Total | 704 sq mi (1,823 km2) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 151,001 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC 0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-MUL |
| GSS code | N09500009 |
| Website | midulstercouncil |
Geography
editThe district covers parts of counties Londonderry, Tyrone, and Armagh, taking in the entire western shore of Lough Neagh, and bordering County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. The district had a population of 151,001 in 2022.[4] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.
Mid Ulster District Council
editMid Ulster District Council replaced Magherafelt District Council, Cookstown District Council and Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[5] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Your Council". Mid Ulster District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Regional Assessment of Need, 2017–2020" (PDF). The Education Authority Youth Service. p. 141. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008