East of England
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The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom. This region was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics purposes from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.[6]
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East of England | |
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Coordinates: 52.24°N 0.41°E / 52.24; 0.41 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Combined authorities | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
Districts | |
Counties | |
Government | |
• Type | Local authority leaders' board |
• Body | East of England Local Government Association |
• House of Commons | 58 MPs (of 650) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,563 sq mi (19,587 km2) |
• Land | 7,381 sq mi (19,116 km2) |
• Water | 7 sq mi (17 km2) |
• Rank | 2nd |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 6,348,096 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 860/sq mi (332/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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GSS code | E12000006 |
ITL code | TLH |
GVA | 2021 estimate[4] |
• Total | £171.4 billion |
• Rank | 4th |
• Per capita | £26,995 |
• Rank | 3rd |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £193.3 billion |
• Rank | 4th |
• Per capita | £30,442 |
• Rank | 3rd |
The population of the East of England region in 2018 was 6.24 million.[7] Bedford, Luton, Basildon, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and Cambridge are the region's most populous settlements.[8] The southern part of the region lies in the London commuter belt.
In the East of England, Peterborough is the largest city and urban area with a population of 220,000. It has consistently been one of the U.K.'s fastest growing cities both in terms of population and economy.