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Newtownabbey is a large urban area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to the north of Belfast. Newtownabbey Urban Area includes a large number of smaller towns and villages, including Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Rathcoole and Whiteabbey. The Newtownabbey area has a population of approximately 82,000 people. It is served by Newtownabbey Borough Council.

 

The new town of Newtownabbey was created in 1958 out of the existing villages of Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Whitehouse, Whitewell and Whiteabbey.


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It is a huge residential area with many modern housing estates and forms Newtownabbey Borough Council. It is also a large industrial base with many engineering and computer industries based in the Monkstown and Carnmoney areas. Retail and leisure facilities include the Abbey Centre, Northcott Shopping Centre and Glengormley Moviehouse. The main campus for the University of Ulster is based at Jordanstown. Newtownabbey is the largest town on the island of Ireland. The government has proposed new council structures for all of Northern Ireland. With the reinstatement of the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2007 we will have to wait and see if the proposed changes are made.