City of York
The City of York, officially simply "York", is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
City of York | |
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Unitary authority area with city status | |
| York | |
York city centre and its minster from above | |
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Flag | |
| Nickname: Chocolate City | |
| Motto: Let the Banner of York Fly High | |
Shown within North Yorkshire | |
City of York Location within the United Kingdom City of York Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′30″N 1°4′49″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Unitary status | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative centre | • York Guildhall • West Offices |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | City of York Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet |
| • Executive | Labour Party |
| • Lord Mayor | David Carr (IND) |
| • Council Leader | Claire Douglas (Labour) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.00 sq mi (271.94 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 201,672 |
| • Rank | (Ranked 97th) |
| • Density | 1,780/sq mi (687/km2) |
| • Urban | 153,717 |
| Demonym | Yorker • Yorkie |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode areas | YO |
| Dialling codes | 01904 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-YOR |
| ONS code | 00FF (ONS) E06000014 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SE603517 |
| NUTS 3 | UKE21 |
| Primary airport | Leeds Bradford Airport (outside of York) |
| Councillors | 47 |
| List of MPs | MPs |
| Website | york |
The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall.
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