Copeland (Cumbria)

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Borough of Copeland
Copeland
Location in Cumbria
status Borough
region North West England
Administration County Cumbria
Administrative headquarters Whitehaven
surface 737.59 km² (52nd)
Residents 70,400 (315.)
ONS code 16UE
Website www.copelandbc.gov.uk

Copeland is an administrative district with borough status in Cumbria in England . The administrative seat is the city of Whitehaven ; other significant places are Cleator Moor , Egremont and Millom . The Sellafield nuclear center near the village of Seascale is known worldwide .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of the Borough of Whitehaven and the rural districts of Ennerdale and Millom.

Coordinates: 54 ° 26 ′  N , 3 ° 23 ′  W