Mid Ulster (district)

Mid Ulster
Irish: Ceantar Lár Uladh
District
Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland
Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°40′05″N 6°40′44″W / 54.668°N 6.679°W / 54.668; -6.679
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
Incorporated1 April 2015
Named forUlster
Administrative HQDungannon
Government
[1]
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyMid Ulster District Council
 • ExecutiveCommittee system
 • ControlNo overall control
Area
[2]
 • Total
704 sq mi (1,823 km2)
 • Rank3rd
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
151,001
 • Rank5th
 • Density210/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
BT
Dialling codes028
ISO 3166 codeGB-MUL
GSS codeN09000009
Websitemidulstercouncil.org

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.

Geography

The 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

Main article: Mid Ulster District Council

Mid 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

  1. ^ "Your Council". Mid Ulster District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Regional Assessment of Need, 2017–2020" (PDF). The Education Authority Youth Service. p. 141. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008