West Devon
| Borough of West Devon | |
|---|---|
 Location in Devon |
|
| status | Borough |
| region | South West England |
| Administration County | Devon |
| Administrative headquarters | Tavistock |
| surface | 1,161.08 km² (17.) |
| Residents | 52,100 (338.) |
| ONS code | 6pm |
| Website | www.teignbridge.gov.uk |
West Devon is an administrative district with borough status in the county of Devon in England . The administrative seat is the city of Tavistock ; other significant places in the area largely covered by the Dartmoor are Chagford , Okehampton and Princetown .
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and arose from the merger of the Municipal Borough Okehampton and the Rural Districts Okehampton and Tavistock.
Town twinning
- Wesseling , North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1983)
Districts of Devon County
East Devon | Exeter | Mid Devon | North Devon | South Hams | Teignbridge | Torridge | West Devon
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ N , 4 ° 6 ′ W