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Almost 1 million people live within a 20 mile radius from belfast city centre. |
Almost 1 million people live within a 20 mile radius from belfast city centre. |
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It generally is taken to include [[North Down]], [[Lisburn]], [[Castlereagh]] and parts of [[South Antrim]]including Netownabbey and Whiteabbey. |
It generally is taken to include [[North Down]], [[Lisburn]], [[Castlereagh]] and parts of [[South Antrim]]including [Netownabbey and Whiteabbey.]Greater Belfast is the largest metropolitan area in Northern Ireland, or second largest in [[Ireland]] and the sixth largest in the uk. |
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Greater Belfast is the largest metropolitan area in Northern Ireland, or second largest in [[Ireland]]and the sixth largest in the uk. |
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== Population == |
== Population == |
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Revision as of 17:03, 7 October 2006
Greater Belfast, also known as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area, is an area surrounding and including Belfast in Northern Ireland. It has a population of almost 700,000 people and is one of the biggest urban areas in the UK. Almost 1 million people live within a 20 mile radius from belfast city centre.
It generally is taken to include North Down, Lisburn, Castlereagh and parts of South Antrimincluding [Netownabbey and Whiteabbey.]Greater Belfast is the largest metropolitan area in Northern Ireland, or second largest in Ireland and the sixth largest in the uk.
Population
- 2001 - 579,276 (Census)
- 2006 - 694,359 (Calculation) [1]
- Ballyhackamore
- Ballymacarrett
- Belmont
- Bloomfield Not to be confused with Bloomfield, Bangor
- Carrowreagh
- Cherryvalley
- Cregagh
- Downshire
- Dundonald
- Enler
- Gilnahirk
- Graham's Bridge
- Knock
- Lisnasharragh
- Lower Braniel Braniel
- Orangefield
- Stormont
- The Mount, Belfast
- Tullycarnet
- Upper Braniel Braniel
- Woodstock, Belfast
- Andersonstown
- Beechmount
- Clonard
- Collin Glen
- Falls
- Falls Park See Falls above, also Falls Road
- Dunmurry
- Glencairn
- Glen Road
- Glencolin
- Highfield
- Kilwee
- Ladybrook
- Poleglass
- Shankill Colloquially, Shankill Road or The Shankill
- Twinbrook
- Upper Springfield
- Whiterocks
- Ardoyne
- Ballyhenry
- Bellevue
- Castleview
- Cavehill
- Chichester Park
- Cliftonville
- Cloughfern
- Collinbridge
- Coole
- Crumlin
- Dunanney
- Fortwilliam
- Glebe, Belfast Not to be confused with Glebe, County Tyrone
- Glengormley
- Hightown
- Legoniel
- Newlodge
- Valley
- Water Works
- Whiteabbey
- Whitehouse
- Woodvale
- Botanic
- Beechill
- Blackstaff
- Cairnshill
- Carryduff East
- Carryduff West
- Finaghy
- Galwally
- Hillfoot
- Knockbracken
- Malone Colloquially, Malone Road
- Minnowburn
- Musgrave
- Newtownbreda
- Rallynafeigh
- Ravenhill
- Rosetta
- Shaftesbury
- Stranmillis
- Upper Malone
- Woodstock
- Windsor
- Wynchurch
Postcodes of Greater Belfast
East Belfast:
- BT4
- BT5
- BT6
South Belfast:
- BT7
- BT8
- BT9
West Belfast:
- BT10
- BT11
- BT12
North Belfast:
- BT13
- BT14
- BT15
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