Borough of Harrogate
| Borough of Harrogate | ||
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| Borough | ||
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 Shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire | |
| Admin. HQ | Harrogate | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Harrogate Borough Council | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Executive: | Conservative | |
| • MPs: |
Nigel Adams, Andrew Jones, Julian Smith |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 505 sq mi (1,307 km2) | |
| Area rank | 15th | |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 157,000 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 121st | |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (120/km2) | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| ONS code | 36UD (ONS) E07000165 (GSS) |
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| Ethnicity | 96.9% White 1.0% Mixed 0.8% S.Asian 0.8% Chinese or other 0.6% Black |
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| Website | harrogate.gov.uk | |
The Borough of Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the Non-metropolitan district taken at the census 2011 was 157,869. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate, but it also includes surrounding towns and villages and almost all of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the most populous district of North Yorkshire. The district is part of the Leeds City Region.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Masham and Wath rural districts, and part of Thirsk Rural District, from the North Riding of Yorkshire, along with the boroughs of Harrogate and the city of Ripon, the Knaresborough urban district, Nidderdale Rural District, Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District, part of Wetherby Rural District and part of Wharfedale Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 1 April 1996 the parishes of Nether Poppleton, Upper Poppleton, Hessay and Rufforth were transferred from the district to become part of the new York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census these parishes had a population of 5,169.
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