Weymouth and Portland
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Weymouth and Portland Borough of Weymouth and Portland |
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| Borough & Non-metropolitan district | |
 Weymouth and Portland shown within Dorset |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Dorset |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Weymouth |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Weymouth and Portland Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative / Labour) |
| • MPs | Richard Drax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.1 sq mi (41.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 286th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 65,200 |
| • Rank | 308th (of 326) |
| • Density | 4,000/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.5% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 19UJ (ONS) E07000053 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SY6784374258 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 50°34′00″N 2°27′15″W / 50.5666°N 2.4541°W
Weymouth and Portland is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consists of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle of Portland.
In Portland Harbour is the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events at the 2012 Olympics took place. The main reason that the resort was chosen to be an Olympic venue was that the Sailing Academy had only recently been built, so no new venue would need to be provided. Weymouth and Portland's waters have also been credited by the Royal Yachting Association as the best in Northern Europe.
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