Dorset (Unitary Authority)

Dorset
status	Unitary Authority
region	South West England
Ceremony county	Dorset
Administrative headquarters	Dorchester
surface	2,491.22 km²
Residents	376.484
was standing	June 30, 2018
Website	dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
founding	April 1, 2019

Dorset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Dorset in England .

history

The Unitary Authority Dorset was created on April 1, 2019 when the districts of East Dorset , North Dorset , Purbeck , West Dorset and Weymouth and Portland merged.