At the last reorganisation in October 1973 Northern Ireland's two tier administrative structure was replaced by one of 26 districts known as 'district
council areas' (although within Northern Ireland they are also known as 'local government districts'). The district councils are unitary administrations responsible for all areas of local government, but their remit is more limited than that of local authorities in the rest of the UK.
The six historic counties (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone) are still referred to in common parlance but do not constitute a level of administration.
District council areas are built from electoral wards.
Names and codes of Northern Irish district council areas.
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