County Durham (Unitary Authority)
County Durham | |
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status | Unitary Authority |
region | North East England |
Ceremony county | Durham |
Administrative headquarters | Durham |
surface | 2,226 km² |
Residents | 526.980 |
was standing | June 30, 2018 |
ONS code | 00EJ |
Website | www.durham.gov.uk |
founding | April 1, 2009 |
County Durham is a unitary authority in County Durham in England . The administrative seat is the city of Durham .
The Unitary Authority County Durham was formed on April 1, 2009 from the non-metropolitan County Durham . At the same time, the seven districts of Derwentside , Chester-le-Street , City of Durham , Easington , Sedgefield , Wear Valley and Teesdale were dissolved and their competencies were transferred to the County Durham Council ( Durham County Council ). Since then, the ceremonial county of Durham has consisted of the Unitary Authorities Counties Durham, Hartlepool and Darlington and the area of the Unitary Authority Stockton-on-Tees , which is north of the Tees .
Significant places
- Barnard Castle
- Bishop Auckland
- Chester-le-Street
- Consett
- Durham
- Easington
- Ferryhill
- Lanchester
- Newton Aycliffe
- Peterlee
- Seaham
- Sedgefield
- Spennymoor
- Stanley
- Willington
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ N , 1 ° 28 ′ W