County Durham
| 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-2014 est.) | 902,500 | ||
| • Ranked | 23rd of 48 | ||
| Density | 332/km2 (860/sq mi) | ||
| Unitary authority | |||
| Council | Durham County Council | ||
| Executive | Labour | ||
| Admin HQ | Durham | ||
| Area | 2,226 km2 (859 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 6th of 326 | ||
| Population | 517,773 | ||
| • 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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