County Durham | |||
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County Durham in England |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
Country | England | ||
Region | North East England | ||
Established | Ancient | ||
Ceremonial county | |||
Lord Lieutenant | Susan Snowdon | ||
High Sheriff | Gerard Salvin (2016–17) | ||
Area | 2,721 km2 (1,051 sq mi) | ||
• Ranked | 18th of 48 | ||
Population (mid-2015 est.) | 855,900 | ||
• Ranked | 26th of 48 | ||
Density | 319/km2 (830/sq mi) | ||
Unitary authority | |||
Council | Durham County Council | ||
Executive | Labour | ||
Admin HQ | Durham | ||
Area | 2,225 km2 (859 sq mi) | ||
• Ranked | 6th of 326 | ||
Population | 519,700 | ||
• Ranked | 7th of 326 | ||
Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | GB-DUR | ||
ONS code | 00EJ | ||
GSS code | E06000047 | ||
NUTS | UKC14 | ||
Website | www |
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Districts of County Durham Unitary |
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Districts |
* only the part of the borough north of the River Tees is within the ceremonial county of Durham. |
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Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||
Police |
Durham Constabulary Cleveland Police (part) |
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Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
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