Lieutenancy area

Lieutenancy area
Lieutenancy area
Category	County
Location	United Kingdom
Created by	Lieutenancies Act 1997 & the Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975
Created	1997 (GB), 1975 (NI);
Number	99 (as of 2008)
Possible types	England (48); Northern Ireland (8); Scotland (35); Wales (8);
Populations	8,000–8,167,000
Areas	3–8,611 km²

Lieutenancy areas /lɛfˈtɛnənsiː/, officially counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are the separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed a lord-lieutenant – a representative of the British monarch. In many cases they have similar demarcation and naming to, but are not necessarily coterminate with, the counties of the United Kingdom.

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