County Durham (district)
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County Durham is a local government district in the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is governed by Durham County Council, a unitary authority.[2] The district has an area of 2,232.6 km2 (862 sq m), and contains 135 civil parishes.[3] It forms part of the larger ceremonial county of Durham, together with boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, and the part of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees.
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County Durham | |
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Durham | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North East England |
County | Durham |
Unitary Authority | 1 April 2009 |
Seat | Durham |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan Unitary authority |
• Local Authority | Durham County Council |
• MPs | Mary Foy (L) Dehenna Davison (C) Paul Howell (C) Grahame Morris (L) Kevan Jones (L) Richard Holden (C) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 521,346 (Ranked 10th) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Postcode | |
Dialling code | 0191 |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-DUR |
ONS code | 00EJ (ONS) E06000047 (GSS) |
Website | durham |
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