City of Durham - Definition


City of Durham - Definition

City of Durham
Shown within County Durham
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	North East England
Admin. County:	County Durham
Area: - Total	Ranked 195th 186.68 km²
Admin. HQ:	Durham
ONS code:	20UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 258th 87,656 470 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.7% White
Politics
Durham City Council http://www.durhamcity.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats
MP:	Gerry Steinberg

Durham is a local government district in England and city in County Durham. Its main settlement is also called Durham. Other towns include Brandon.

The current city boundaries date from April 1, 1974 when Brandon and Byshottles urban district and Durham Rural District were annexed to the existing city of Durham.

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Districts of England - North East England
Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear

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