Harborough District
Harborough (/ˈhɑːrbərə/) is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Market Harborough, which is where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Lutterworth and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In the north of the district it includes parts of the Leicester Urban Area, notably at Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft. Covering 230 square miles (600 km2), the district is the largest by area of the eight districts in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the county.
Harborough District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
Market Harborough, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district | |
Shown within Leicestershire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Admin. HQ | Market Harborough |
| Government | |
| • Type | Harborough District Council |
| • MPs: | Alberto Costa, Alicia Kearns, Neil O'Brien |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.5 sq mi (591.8 km2) |
| • Rank | 61st |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 98,287 |
| • Rank | Ranked 247th |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| 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) |
| ONS code | 31UD (ONS) E07000131 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.9% White |
The neighbouring districts are Blaby, Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Charnwood, Melton, Rutland, North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire and Rugby.
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