North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire county
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Country	United Kingdom
Part of the country	England
region	Yorkshire and the Humber (parts of North East England )
status	Ceremonial and Administrative County
Ceremonial county
surface	8,654 km²
Residents	1,158,816
was standing	June 30, 2018
Administrative county
founded	1974
out	most of the North Riding of Yorkshire and York and parts of the East and West Riding of Yorkshire
by	Local Government Act 1972
Administrative authority	North Yorkshire County Council
Administrative headquarters	Northallerton
ISO-3166-2	GB-NYK
surface	8,038 km²
Residents	614.505
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	36
GSS code	E10000023
NUTS code	UKE22
Website	www.northyorks.gov.uk
	Districts / Unitary Authorities;
	Selby; Harrogate; Craven; Richmondshire; Hambleton; Ryedale; Scarborough; York; Redcar and Cleveland; Middlesbrough; Stockton-on-teas;

North Yorkshire [ ˌnɔːθjɔːkʃə ] is a county in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England . It is divided into the districts of Craven , Hambleton , Harrogate , Richmondshire , Ryedale , Scarborough and Selby .

North Yorkshire is home to two of England and Wales ' eleven national parks , namely the North York Moors National Park and most of the Yorkshire Dales .

The county was established in 1974 and covers the greater part of the North Riding of Yorkshire , the northern half of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the northern and eastern borders of the East Riding of Yorkshire . The city of York became a Unitary Authority independent of North Yorkshire in 1996 ; since then Middlesbrough , Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees south of the River Tees have also been part of North Yorkshire for ceremonial purposes. They were previously part of Cleveland County from 1974 to 1996 , before that they were part of the North Riding.