Omagh District

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 2nd 1,130 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Omagh
ISO 3166-2	GB-OMH
ONS code	95K
Demographics
Population - Total (2004) - Density	Ranked 15th 50,082 44 / km²
Community	Protestant: 29.7% Catholic: 69.1%
Politics
Omagh District Council http://www.omagh.gov.uk
MPs	Pat Doherty

Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It has headquarters in the town of Omagh, the county town of Tyrone. The Council area is about 440 square miles, making it the second largest local council area in Northern Ireland with a population just over 50,000 (25,000 of which live in Omagh town). Apart from Omagh the area contains smaller towns including Drumquin, Dromore, Trillick, Fintona, Beragh, Carrickmore and Sixmilecross. Image File history File links NorthernIrelandOmagh. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Omagh (Irish, An Ómaigh) is the county town (and largest town) of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by Protestant / Catholic community make-up In the 2001 decennial census, the Census Office for Northern Ireland (CONI) asked a new question to attempt to achieve a more accurate depiction of the balance of the mainly Unionist Protestant and mainly... Image File history File links Omagharms. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Pat Doherty (born July 18, 1945 in Glasgow) is a Northern Ireland nationalist politician. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... Omagh (Irish, An Ómaigh) is the county town (and largest town) of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. ... Omagh (Irish, An Ómaigh) is the county town (and largest town) of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Drumquin is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Dromore is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Trillick is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Fintona is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Beragh is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Carrickmore is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ... Sixmilecross is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...

The council area (especially Omagh town) has seen significant growth in the past few years, with the population rising by the most in years. Many housing estates and shopping areas have sprung up in recent times aswell. Omagh (Irish, An Ómaigh) is the county town (and largest town) of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. ...

Population:

• 1982: 44,417
• 1992: 46,372
• 2002: 48,919
• 2004: 50,082

• Population Density - 44 per km²

• Home Ownership - 72 %
• Unemployment - 4.5%
• Car Ownership (Households) - 75 %
• 16-74 Population In Work - 56 %

The Council was established in 1973 and had 20 Councillors but following a review of local government boundaries in the early 1980's, the number of Councillors representing the district was increased to 21. Omagh District Council consists of three electoral areas, Omagh Town, Mid Tyrone and West Tyrone. In the last elections in 2005 members were elected from the following political parties: 10 Sinn Fein, 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 3 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 3 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and 2 Independents. The election of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council takes place annually in June. The current Chairman is Councillor Sean Clarke (Sinn Fein) and the Vice Chairman is Councillor Thomas Buchanan (DUP). 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ...

The next election is due to take place in May 2009.

In both the Westminster Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly, Omagh is completely contained within the West Tyrone constituency. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ... West Tyrone is a British Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

See Also: Local Councils in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 26 Local Council areas. ...