Southamptonshire

Hampshire
County
Flag Coat of arms
Hampshire in England
Coordinates: 51°03′28″N 1°18′29″W / 51.0577°N 1.3081°W / 51.0577; -1.3081Coordinates: 51°03′28″N 1°18′29″W / 51.0577°N 1.3081°W / 51.0577; -1.3081
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East
Established	Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Nigel Atkinson
High Sheriff	The Hon. Mary Montagu-Scott
Area	3,769 km2 (1,455 sq mi)
• Ranked	7th of 48
Population (mid-2016 est.)	1,829,500
• Ranked	5th of 48
Density	485/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
Ethnicity	96.7% White
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Hampshire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Winchester
Area	3,679 km2 (1,420 sq mi)
• Ranked	7th of 27
Population	1,360,400
• Ranked	3rd of 27
Density	369/km2 (960/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-HAM
ONS code	24
GSS code	E10000014
NUTS	UKJ33
Website	www.hampshire.gov.uk www.southampton.gov.uk www.cityofportsmouth.com
Unitary authorities
Councils	Southampton City Council Portsmouth City Council
Districts of Hampshire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	Gosport Fareham Winchester Havant East Hampshire Hart Rushmoor Basingstoke and Deane Test Valley Eastleigh New Forest Southampton (Unitary) Portsmouth (Unitary)
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	Hampshire Constabulary
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Hampshire (/ˈhæmpʃər/, /-ʃɪər/ ( listen); abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, the former capital city of England. Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom (excluding the metropolitan counties) with almost half of the county's population living within the South Hampshire conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. The larger South Hampshire metropolitan area has a population of 1,547,000. Hampshire is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force. It is bordered by Dorset to the west, Wiltshire to the north-west, Berkshire to the north, Surrey to the north-east, and West Sussex to the east. The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent, facing the Isle of Wight.

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