Local authority · N09000003
Belfast
In useBelfast is a local authority in Northern Ireland, published in boundary releases since December 2018.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- N09000003
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 137 km²
- Population
- 352,390Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2018 to now
Where it sits
Grouping of councilsBelfast, Belfast Metropolitan Area
CountryNorthern Ireland
What it contains
60 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Andersonstown
- Ardoyne
- Ballygomartin
- Ballymacarrett
- Ballymurphy
- Ballysillan
- Beechmount
- Beersbridge
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Belvoir
- Blackstaff
- Bloomfield
- Cavehill
- Central
- Chichester Park
- Cliftonville
- Clonard
- Collin Glen
- Connswater
- Cregagh
- Duncairn
- Dunmurry
- Falls
- Falls Park
- Finaghy
- Forth River
- Fortwilliam
- Garnerville
- Gilnahirk
- Hillfoot
- Innisfayle
- Knock
- Ladybrook
- Lagmore
- Legoniel
- Malone
- Merok
- Musgrave
- New Lodge
- Orangefield
- Ormeau
- Poleglass
- Ravenhill
- Rosetta
- Sandown
- Shandon
- Shankill
- Shaw's Road
- Stewartstown
- Stormont
- Stranmillis
- Sydenham
- Turf Lodge
- Twinbrook
- Upper Malone
- Water Works
- Windsor
- Woodstock
- Woodvale
Neighbours
3 local authorities share a border with Belfast, longest border first.
- Lisburn and Castlereagh 37.0 km
- Antrim and Newtownabbey 17.5 km
- Ards and North Down 6.0 km
Data published for it
14 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Belfast itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- Jobs2020 to 2022 (3 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure2017
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/N09000003?include=capabilities