Durham ( Eng. Durham , / ˈdʌrəm / , local / ˈdɜrəm / ) is a historical and ceremonial county, as well as a unitary unit (as part of a ceremonial county) in the north of England . It is part of the North East England region . Since April 1, 2009, ceremonial county includes four unitary administrative units - Durham County , Hartlepool , Darlington , Stockton-on-Tees (part). The capital is Durham , the largest cities are Stockton-on-Tees , Hartlepool , Darlington .
| ceremonial county, unitary unit | |||
| Durham | |||
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| Durham | |||
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| A country |  Great Britain | ||
| Includes | 4 unitary units | ||
| Adm. Centre | Durham | ||
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| Square | 2 676 km² (19th place ) | ||
| The largest city | Darlington | ||
| Dr. big cities | See the list in English. | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 504 900 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Density | 227 people / km² | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | GB-DUR | ||
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Geography
The ceremonial county of Durham covers an area of 2,676 km² (19th place), washed from the east by the North Sea , in the south it borders with the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , in the west with the ceremonial county of Cumbria , in the north with the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear .
The unitary unit of Durham covers an area of 2,226 km² (6th place), washed from the east by the North Sea , in the southeast it borders with the unitary units of Hartlepool , Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees , in the south with the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , in the west with the ceremonial counties of Cumbria , in the north with the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear .
Population
In the ceremonial county of Durham, 892,600 people live, with an average population density of 328 people / km² ( 2008 , List of ceremonial counties of England ).
On the territory of the unitary unit of Durham - 493,470 people, with an average population density of 222 people / km² ( 2001 ) [1] .
Administrative Division
Until 2009, the ceremonial county of Durham consisted of three unitary units and the non-metropolitan county of Durham consisting of 7 districts. In 2009, the non-metropolitan county of Durham was transformed into a unitary unit and seven districts of the non-metropolitan county were abolished.
Administrative division until 2009:
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Administrative divisions after the 2009 reform:
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Policy
The ceremonial county of Durham is governed by four councils of unitary units that are politically independent from each other (see administrative division). The Durham Unitary Council consists of 126 deputies elected in 63 constituencies. As a result of recent elections, 68 seats on the council are occupied by Labor [2] .
Economics
In the county capital, Durham , is the headquarters of a large company Northumbrian Water , whose shares are included in the calculation base of the FTSE 250 index .
See also
- List of Durham sites of special scientific importance
- Pitmatic , an English dialect of Durham and Northumberland
Notes
- ↑ neighbors.statistics.gov.uk
- ↑ Durham unitary council deputies Archival copy of June 5, 2011 on the Wayback Machine