Bournemouth
town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bournemouth is a town in Dorset, in the country of England. It is the biggest town in Dorset. It is next to Poole and Christchurch.
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Bournemouth | |
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Unitary, Borough | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Ceremonial county | Dorset |
Founded | 1810 |
Admin. HQ | Bournemouth |
Government | |
• Type | Bournemouth Borough Council |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
• Executive: | |
• MPs: | Conor Burns, Tobias Ellwood |
• Mayor | Philip Stanley-Watts |
Area | |
• Total | 17.83 sq mi (46.18 km2) |
• Rank | 276th |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 197,700 |
• Rank | Ranked 89th |
• Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,300/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 00HN (ONS) E06000028 (GSS) |
Ethnicity | 96.7% White |
Website | www.bournemouth.gov.uk |
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