North Yorkshire (district)
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North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire),[3] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby.[4]
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
Historic county | Yorkshire |
Unitary Authority | 1 April 2023 |
Seat | Northallerton |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Local Authority | North Yorkshire Council |
• Leadership | Leader and cabinet[1] |
• Rank | [[List of English districts by area|]] |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
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ISO 3166-2 | GB-NYK |
ONS code | E06000065 (GSS) |
Website | Council website |
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The non-metropolitan county has an area of 2,483 square miles (6,430 km2), and, with the City of York and the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.[5] It is governed by North Yorkshire Council.