Ballygowan

Ballygowan Irish: Baile Mhic Gabhann
Ballygowan Location within County Down
Area	0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
Population	3,138 (2021 Census)
• Density	8,258/sq mi (3,188/km2)
Irish grid reference	J4308063725
• Belfast	8.7 mi (14.0 km)
District	Ards and North Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTOWNARDS
Postcode district	BT23
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Strangford
NI Assembly	Strangford
Website	http://www.ballygowan.info
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°30′09″N 5°47′32″W / 54.50252°N 5.79211°W / 54.50252; -5.79211

Ballygowan (from Irish Baile Mhic Gabhann, meaning 'McGowan's townland')^[1] is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ards and North Down Borough. The town of Comber is a short distance to the north-east, the town of Saintfield to the south, and the city of Belfast further to the north-west. It is within the civil parishes of Killinchy and Comber and is split between the historic baronies of Castlereagh Lower and Castlereagh Upper.^[2] It had a population of 3,138 people in the 2021 Census.^[3]