Ulster Scots: ''Derrie an Stràbane''
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Derry City and Strabane is a
local government district
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Northern Ireland
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It is located in the northwest of Northern Ireland and includes parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone, and borders
County Donegal
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in the
Republic of Ireland
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. The district has a population of . The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008. Outside of Derry City the district is largely rural, containing a large swathe of the
Sperrin Mountains
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which start at the market town of Strabane in County Tyrone.
Subdivisions
Derry City and Strabane district is made up of the following District Electoral Areas (2014), each comprising some Local Areas for the purposes of the district's local community planning:
* Ballyarnett:
Culmore
Culmore () is a village and townland in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is at the mouth of the River Foyle. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,465 people. It is situated within Derry and Strabane district.
History ...
Newtownstewart
Newtownstewart is a village and townland of in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and lies on the River Strule below the confluence with its tributary the Owenkillew. It is situated in th ...
Sion Mills
Sion Mills is a village to the south of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It is a tree-lined industrial village and designated conservation area, particula ...
Newbuildings
Newbuildings or New Buildings is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies close to the banks of the River Foyle and south of the city of Derry. It had a population of 3,381 in the 2011 Census. It is within Derry and Str ...
Claudy
Claudy () is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, southeast of Derry, where the River Glenrandal joins the River Faughan. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber U ...
, Enagh,
Magheramason
Magheramason () is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The village sits near the County Londonderry/County Tyrone border, from the city of Derry and from the town of Strabane. In the 2001 census, it had a populati ...
, Campsie and Bready;
* Foyleside: Ballymagroarty, Foyle Springs, Northland, Rosemount, Springtown and Madam’s Bank;
* Sperrin: Plumbridge, Artigarvan,
Donemana
Donemana or Dunnamanagh (named after the townland of Dunnamanagh, ) is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles or 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperri ...
, Park, Sperrin, Ballynamallaght, Cranagh and part of Strabane Town local area;
* The Moor: Creggan, Brandywell, City Walls and Sherrifs Mountain;
* Waterside:
Drumahoe
Drumahoe () is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Derry. It is home to Institute F.C., an NIFL Championship football club. The busy A6 road from Belfast to Derry passes through the townland. ...
, Victoria, Caw, Ebrington, Kilfennan, Lisnagelvin and Clondermot.
Local Government
Derry City and Strabane District Council replaced
Derry City Council
Derry City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Dhoire; Ulster-Scots: ''Derry Cittie Cooncil'') was the local government authority for the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. It merged with Strabane District Council in April 2015 under local governm ...
and Strabane District Council. The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008,
Northern Ireland Secretary
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Londonderry railway station
Londonderry railway station, known commonly as Waterside railway station, is a railway terminus in Derry, Northern Ireland, on the east bank of the River Foyle, operated by Northern Ireland Railways. It is on the Belfast–Derry railway line, ...
, operated by
NI Railways
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Local government in Northern Ireland
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