The Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) is a hierarchical classification of administrative areas, used across the European Union for statistical purposes.
Northern Ireland is one of 12 NUTS 1 areas in the UK. The directory below and the map opposite display its breakdown into NUTS 2, 3 and LAU 1 areas.
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Click on the extract to view the full map of Northern Ireland NUTS. |
| As well as being a NUTS 1 area, Northern Ireland also has
the status of a NUTS 2 area. Thereafter, it is divided into the following
NUTS 3 areas: |
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Belfast
East of Northern Ireland
North of Northern Ireland
West and South of Northern Ireland
Outer Belfast |
| These five NUTS 3 areas are divided into the following LAU 1 areas: |
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Belfast |
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Belfast |
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Outer Belfast |
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Carrickfergus
Castlereagh
Lisburn
Newtownabbey
North Down |
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East of Northern Ireland |
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Antrim
Ards
Ballymena
Banbridge
Craigavon
Down
Larne |
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North of Northern Ireland |
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Ballymoney
Coleraine
Derry
Limavady
Moyle
Strabane |
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West and South of Northern Ireland |
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Armagh
Cookstown
Dungannon
Fermanagh
Magherafelt
Newry and Mourne
Omagh |
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