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Ballymena is a town in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom. The actor Liam Neeson[4] and the politician and church minister Ian Paisley used to live in the town.

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Ballymena
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Ballymena
Ballymena
Location within Northern Ireland
Population28,717 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceD1003
 Belfast28 miles (45 km) SE
District
  • Ballymena
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYMENA
Postcode districtBT42
BT43
BT44
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
  • North Antrim
Websitehttp://www.ballymena.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54.86°N 6.28°W / 54.86; -6.28
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Population facts

On 29 April 2001 the United Kingdom government had a census and found that there were 28,717 people living in Ballymena. They also found that:

  • 21.6% of people living in Ballymena were over 16 years old and 19.6% were over 60 years old
  • 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female
  • 24.2% were from a Roman Catholic background and 72.2% were from a Protestant background.
  • 3.9% of people aged from 16 to 74 had no job.[5]

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