Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

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, to reflect Armagh's city status. The local authority is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

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
 (2021)
  Total219,127
  Rank2nd of 11
  Density430/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Ethnicity96.7% White
Websitehttps://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/
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