West Cumbria
| Cumbria | |||||
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| Motto: "Ad Montes Oculos Levavi" ("I have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills") | |||||
 Cumbria in England |
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| Coordinates: 54°30′N 3°15′W / 54.500°N 3.250°WCoordinates: 54°30′N 3°15′W / 54.500°N 3.250°W | |||||
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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 England
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| Region | North West | ||||
| Established | 1 April 1974 | ||||
| Established by | Local Government Act 1972 | ||||
| Ceremonial county | |||||
| Lord Lieutenant | Claire Hensman | ||||
| High Sheriff | Rev'd (Group Captain) T Richard Lee (2016-17) | ||||
| Area | 6,768 km2 (2,613 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 3rd of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 498,000 | ||||
| • Ranked | 41st of 48 | ||||
| Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||||
| Ethnicity | 97.5% White British 0.1% White Irish 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller 1.1% Other White 0.1% White & Black Caribbean 0.1% White & Black African 0.2% White & Asian 0.1% Other Mixed 0.2% Indian 0.1% Pakistani 0.1% Bangladeshi 0.2% Chinese 0.2% Other Asian 0.1% Black African 0.1% Other |
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| Non-metropolitan county | |||||
| County council | Cumbria County Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative / Labour / Independent | ||||
| Admin HQ | Carlisle | ||||
| Area | 6,768 km2 (2,613 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 2nd of 27 | ||||
| Population | 498,000 | ||||
| • Ranked | 26th of 27 | ||||
| Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CMA | ||||
| ONS code | 16 | ||||
| GSS code | E10000006 | ||||
| NUTS | UKD11, UKD12 | ||||
| Website | www |
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 Districts of Cumbria |
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| Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||||
| Police | Cumbria Constabulary | ||||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||||
Cumbria (English pronunciation: /ˈkʌmbriə/ KUM-bree-ə; locally [ˈkʊmbɾiə] KUUM-bree-ə) is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the southwestern tip of the county.
The county of Cumbria consists of six districts (Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland), and in 2008 had a population of just under half a million. Cumbria is one of the most sparsely populated counties in the United Kingdom, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi).
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