Districts of Belfast
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Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The areas & districts of Belfast reflect the still divided nature of Northern Ireland as a whole. Areas tend to be highly segregated, especially in working class neighbourhoods. Many of the areas existed as separate towns and villages before the expansion of Greater Belfast into the Belfast Metropolitan Area.
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[edit] North Belfast
[edit] Electoral Wards of North Belfast
- Ardoyne
- Ballysillan
- Bellevue
- Castleview
- Cavehill
- Chichester Park
- Cliftonville
- Crumlin
- Duncairn
- Fortwilliam
- Legoniel
- Newlodge
- Water Works
- Whiteabbey
- Woodvale
[edit] Other areas of North Belfast
- Bawnmore - a predominantly Catholic housing estate in north Belfast.
- Ballyhenry
- Cloughfern
- Collinbridge
- Coole
- Downview An area situated between the Antrim Road and the Shore Road, contains Fortwilliam Golf Club and is served by the 64 Bus
- Dunanney
- Glebe, Not to be confused with Glebe, County Tyrone
- Glengormley
- Hightown
- Rathcoole
- Tiger's Bay - a unionist area of north Belfast. It is situated between Duncairn Gardens and the Limestone Road, just off the Shore Road, and not far from the nationalist area of New Lodge, hence this area is a flashpoint during times of trouble.
- Valley
- Whitehouse
[edit] East Belfast
[edit] Electoral Wards of East Belfast
- Ballyhackamore
- Ballymacarrett - a working-class Protestant district of inner east Belfast, around the Lower Newtownards Road. Set in the shadows of the famous Harland and Wolff cranes Samson & Goliath, large numbers of local men worked in the shipyard during its heyday. The area is also well known for 'Ulster's Freedom Corner', a series of loyalist murals.
- Belmont
- Bloomfield Not to be confused with Bloomfield, Bangor
- Cherryvalley ·
- Island ·
- Knock ·
- Orangefield
- Stormont - the Northern Ireland Parliament buildings and Stormont Castle are located here.
- Sydenham
- The Mount
- Woodstock
[edit] Other areas of East Belfast
- Beersbridge
- Carrowreagh
- Cregagh
- Downshire
- Dundonald
- Enler
- Gilnahirk
- Graham's Bridge
- Lisnasharragh
- Lower Braniel Braniel
- Tullycarnet
- Short Strand
- Upper Braniel Braniel
[edit] Wards of South Belfast
[edit] Electoral Wards of South Belfast
- Ballynafeigh
- Botanic
- Blackstaff
- Finaghy
- Malone Colloquially, Malone Road
- Musgrave
- Ravenhill
- Rosetta
- Shaftesbury
- Stranmillis
- Upper Malone
- Windsor
[edit] Other areas of South Belfast
- Beechill
- Cairnshill
- Carryduff East
- Carryduff West
- Donegall Road
- Galwally
- Gilnahirk
- Golden Mile
- Hillfoot
- The Holyland
- Knockbracken
- Lisburn Road
- Minnowburn
- Newtownbreda
- Woodstock
- Wynchurch
[edit] West Belfast
[edit] Electoral Wards of West Belfast
- Andersonstown - a predominantly Catholic area in West Belfast overshadowed by Black Mountain and Divis with a mixture of Housing Executive estates and more upmarket areas. The local paper is the Andersonstown News.
- Beechmount
- Collin Glen or Glencolin
- Clonard
- Falls
- Falls Park
- Glencairn
- Glen Road
- Highfield
- Kilwee
- Ladybrook
- Poleglass
- Shankill
- Twinbrook
- Upper Springfield
- Whiterock
[edit] Other areas of West Belfast
- Ballymurphy - a housing estate in west Belfast. Its name comes from the Irish Baile na Murghiagh meaning the town at the foot of the large hill. The area has been inhabited since Viking times and was originally a settlement for fishing in the river Farset.
- Dunmurry
- Shaw's Road - situated between the Stewartstown Road and the Glen Road in West Belfast. This area is significant as the first Gaeltacht in the city.
- Turf Lodge - a mainly Catholic district in West Belfast.
[edit] Postcodes of Greater Belfast
Belfast City Centre:
- BT1 North of Belfast City Hall
- BT2 South of Belfast City Hall
- BT3 Industrial district
East & South East of Belfast City Hall:
- BT4 East Belfast
- BT5 East Belfast / Castlereagh
- BT6 East Belfast / Castlereagh
South & South West of Belfast City Hall:
- BT7 South Belfast
- BT8 South Belfast
- BT9 South Belfast
West South West & West of Belfast City Hall:
- BT10 South Belfast
- BT11 West Belfast
- BT12 West Belfast
West North West & North of Belfast City Hall:
- BT13 West Belfast
- BT14 North Belfast
- BT15 North Belfast
[edit] See Also
- Belfast Metropolitan Area
- Belfast City Centre
- North Belfast
- East Belfast
- South Belfast
- West Belfast
- Belfast Quarters
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