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Cornwall

Cornwall
Kernow  (Cornish)
County
St Piran's Flag of Cornwall
Flag
Motto:
Onen hag oll (Cornish)
One and all
Cornwall within England
Cornwall in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region South West England
Established Historic
Ceremonial county
Area 3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi)
 • Ranked 12th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 536,000
 • Ranked 40th of 48
Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Ethnicity 99.7% White British, 0.3% Other
Unitary authority
Council Cornwall Council logo.svg
Executive Independent / Liberal Democrat
Admin HQ Truro
Area 3,546 km2 (1,369 sq mi)
 • Ranked 2nd of 326
Population 549,400
 • Ranked 4th of 326
Density 154/km2 (400/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-CON
ONS code 00HE
GSS code E06000052
NUTS UKK30

Districts of Cornwall
Districts
  1. Cornwall (unitary)
  2. Isles of Scilly (sui generis unitary)
Members of Parliament
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Cornwall (/ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/ or /ˈkɔːrnwəl/;Cornish: Kernow [ˈkɛɹnɔʊ]) is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of 536,000 and covers an area of 3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi). The administrative centre, and only city in Cornwall, is Truro, although the town of Falmouth has the largest population for a civil parish and the conurbation of Camborne, Pool and Redruth has the highest total population.


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