County of Warwick
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 Warwickshire in England |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Country |
 England
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| Region | West Midlands | ||
| Established | Historic | ||
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| Area | 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 31st of 48 | ||
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | 556,800 | ||
| • Ranked | 39th of 48 | ||
| Density | 281/km2 (730/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity | 92.8% White 4.6% Asian 1.5% Mixed 0.8% Black 0.4% Other |
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| County council |
 Warwickshire County Councilhttp://www.warwickshire.gov.uk |
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| Executive | Conservative | ||
| Admin HQ | Warwick | ||
| Area | 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 28th of 27 | ||
| Population | 556,800 | ||
| • Ranked | 22nd of 27 | ||
| Density | 281/km2 (730/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WAR | ||
| ONS code | 44 | ||
| NUTS | UKG13 | ||
 Districts of Warwickshire |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||
Warwickshire (/ˈwɒrᵻkʃər/ or /ˈwɒrᵻkʃɪər/) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Commonly used abbreviations for the county are Warks or Warwicks.
The county is divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon. The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries also included Coventry and Solihull, as well as much of Birmingham.
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