City of Colchester
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester. The district also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk border in the north to Mersea Island in the Colne Estuary in the south.
City of Colchester | |
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Colchester Castle in Colchester, the administrative centre and largest settlement | |
Colchester shown within Essex | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, City, |
| Admin HQ | Colchester |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Colchester City Council |
| • Leadership | (Liberal Democrat (council NOC)) |
| • MPs | Bernard Jenkin Priti Patel Will Quince |
| Area | |
| • Total | 128.64 sq mi (333.18 km2) |
| • Rank | 115th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 192,424 |
| • Rank | 102nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 87% White 5.1% Asian 3.5% Black 2.9% Mixed 1.5% Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 22UG (ONS) E07000071 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL997254 |
The neighbouring districts are Maldon, Braintree, Babergh, and Tendring.
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