Buckinghamshire (district)

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Buckinghamshire
Kingsbury Square Aylesbury Bucks.jpg
Kingsbury Square in Aylesbury, the county town
Buckinghamshire Council UK locator map.svg
Shown within the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region South East
Ceremonial county Buckinghamshire
Unitary Authority1 April 2020
Seat Aylesbury
Government
  Type Unitary authority
  Local Authority Buckinghamshire Council
   Leadership Leader and cabinet [1]
Area
  Total
604 sq mi (1,565 km2)
  Rank 14th
Population
 (2022)
  Total
560,409
  Rank 8th
  Density930/sq mi (360/km2)
   Rank202nd
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ISO 3166-2 GB-BKM
ONS code E06000060 (GSS)
Website Council website

Buckinghamshire is a non-metropolitan county in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It covers about four-fifths of area of the ceremonial county and about two-thirds of its population; the City of Milton Keynes accounts for the remainder. The district is administered by Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority.

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The Gateway, the district administrative centre in Aylesbury The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury.jpg
The Gateway, the district administrative centre in Aylesbury

History

The non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area on 1 April 2020, following the merger of four boroughs and districts Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England.

Main settlements

References

  1. "Full Council". Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 19 November 2024.