County of Northampton

Northamptonshire
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Rosa concordia signum The rose, emblem of harmony
Northamptonshire in England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	David Laing
High Sheriff	Caroline Brocklehurst
Area	2,364 km2 (913 sq mi)
• Ranked	24th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.)	723,000
• Ranked	33rd of 48
Density	305/km2 (790/sq mi)
Ethnicity	85.7% White British 4.7% Other white 2.5% South Asian 2.5% Black British.
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Northamptonshire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Northampton
Area	2,364 km2 (913 sq mi)
• Ranked	22nd of 27
Population	723,000
• Ranked	15th of 27
Density	305/km2 (790/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-NTH
ONS code	34
NUTS	UKF23
Unitary   County council area Districts of Northamptonshire
Districts	South Northamptonshire Northampton Daventry Wellingborough Kettering Corby East Northamptonshire
Members of Parliament	David Mackintosh (C) Peter Bone (C) Michael Ellis (C) Chris Heaton-Harris (C) Philip Hollobone (C) Andrea Leadsom (C) Tom Pursglove (C)
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)

Coordinates: 52°17′N 0°50′W / 52.283°N 0.833°W / 52.283; -0.833

Northamptonshire (/nɔːrˈθæmptənʃər/ or /nɔːrθˈhæmptənʃɪər/; abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015 it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by Northamptonshire County Council and by seven non-metropolitan district councils.

Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres (913 sq mi), Northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties: Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east, Buckinghamshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the south-west and Lincolnshire to the north-east – England's shortest county boundary at 19 metres (62 ft). Northamptonshire is the southernmost county in the East Midlands region.

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