| Ballymena district | |
|---|---|
| File:NorthernIrelandBallymena.png | |
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water |
Ranked 8th 632 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Ballymena |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-BLA |
| ONS code: | 95G |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density |
Ranked 11th 58,610 93 / km² |
| Community: | Protestant: 76.3% Catholic: 21.0 |
| Politics | |
| Ballymena District Council http://www.ballymena.gov.uk | |
| MP: | Ian Paisley |
Ballymena is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its name in Irish is An Baile Meadhonach, which literally means 'middle town'.
Together with the neighbouring districts of Ballymoney and Moyle, it forms the North Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.