Bolton (borough)
| Borough of Bolton | ||
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| Metropolitan borough | ||
Bolton Town Hall, the seat of Bolton's borough council
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| Motto: "Supera Moras" (Latin: "Overcome delays") |
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 Bolton shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Coordinates: 53°34′53″N 2°25′47″W / 53.58139°N 2.42972°W | ||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | North West England | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater Manchester | |
| Admin HQ | Bolton Town Hall | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Metropolitan borough | |
| • Governing body | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| • Mayor: | Guy Harkin | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Leader: | Cllr. Cliff Morris (L) | |
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David Crausby (L) Yasmin Qureshi (L) Chris Green (C) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 53.98 sq mi (139.80 km2) | |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 281,600 (Ranked 43rd) | |
| • Density | 4,860/sq mi (1,877/km2) | |
| Demonym(s) | Boltonian | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| Postcode areas | BL1-BL7, M26 | |
| Area code(s) | 01204, 01942, 0161 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BOL | |
| ONS code | 00BL (ONS) E08000001 (GSS) |
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| OS grid reference | SD715095 | |
| NUTS 3 | UKD32 | |
| Website | www.bolton.gov.uk | |
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton 
i/ˈboʊltən/ is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine Moors. The borough has a population of 276,800, and is administered from Bolton Town Hall.
The boundaries the Bolton metropolitan district were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of eight former local government districts; seven Urban Districts from the administrative county of Lancashire, and the County Borough of Bolton. The metropolitan districts of Bury, Salford and Wigan lie to the east, south and west respectively; and the non-metropolitan districts of Blackburn with Darwen and Chorley in Lancashire lie to the north and north-west.
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