Metropolitan Borough of Bury
metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is one of the ten Metropolitan boroughs in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.
Metropolitan Borough of Bury | |
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 Coat of Arms of the Borough Council | |
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| Coordinates: 52°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 52.5928°N 2.2981°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Greater Manchester |
| Admin. HQ | Bury |
| Government | |
| • Type | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative (council NOC) |
| • MPs: | David Nuttall (C) Ivan Lewis (L) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.41 sq mi (99.48 km2) |
| • Rank | Ranked 244th |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 183,500 |
| • Rank | Ranked 81st |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 00BM |
| Ethnicity | 92.1% White 5.4%% S. Asian or mixed 1.6% Black or mixed 0.8% Chinese or other[1] |
| Website | www |
It was set up in 1974 from the county borough of Bury and the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.
The metropolitan borough, has an area of 38.3 sq mi (99.2 km2).
Twin towns
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France Angoulême- France Tulle, Correze Department. Originally twinned with Prestwich.
Germany Baden-Württemberg, Schorndorf, a medieval market town to the east of Stuttgart.
USA Woodbury, New Jersey.
China Datong.
References
change- ↑ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.