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| City of Durham | |
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Shown within County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | City |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 195th 186.68 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Durham |
| ONS code: | 20UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 258th 87,656 470 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.7% White |
| Politics | |
| Durham City Council http://www.durhamcity.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Gerry Steinberg |
Durham is a local government district and city in County Durham. Its main settlement is also called Durham. Other towns include Brandon.
The current city boundaries date from April 1, 1974 when Brandon and Byshottles urban district and Durham Rural District were annexed to the existing city of Durham.
| Districts of England - North East England | |
| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |
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