Mid Ulster (district)

Mid Ulster Irish: Ceantar Lár Uladh [1]
District
Mid Ulster shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°40′05″N6°40′44″W / 54.668°N 6.679°W / 54.668; -6.679
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
Incorporated	1 April 2015
Named after	Ulster
Administrative HQ	Dungannon
Government [2]
• Type	District council
• Body	Mid Ulster District Council
• Executive	Committee system
•  Control	No overall control
Area [3]
• Total	1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	152,718
• Rank	5th
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	BT
Dialling codes	028
ISO 3166 code	GB-MUL
GSS code	N09000009
Website	midulstercouncil.org

Mid Ulster 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 152,718 in 2024. ^[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. "Regional Assessment of Need, 2017–2020" (PDF). The Education Authority Youth Service. p. 141. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
2. "Your Council". Mid Ulster District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics . 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
4. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics . 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
5. Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008