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Districts of Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (840 words) |
 | The current pattern of local government in Northern Ireland, with 26 councils, was established in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 to replace the previous system established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. |
| For local government purposes, Northern Ireland was previously divided into six administrative counties and two county boroughs, with various rural districts and urban districts in the counties. |
| Although (outside Belfast) this is the same as the number of traditional counties of Northern Ireland, the borders have been set just about as different to those of the counties as Northern Ireland's geography permits in order to ensure a fairer distribution of population. |
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