Newtownabbey is a large suburb north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the rest of Belfast by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course. Newtownabbey Urban Area covers most of the parish of Carnmoney. It was formed by the merging of a group of small villages and housing estates; including Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Rathcoole and Whiteabbey, among others (full list).Newtownabbey Urban Area had a population of 62,056 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area.

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