Blackburn with Darwen
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Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the towns of Blackburn and Darwen but covers a wider area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen, Feniscowles, Brownhill and Hoddlesden.[6]
Quick Facts Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Sovereign state ...
Borough of Blackburn with Darwen | |
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Coordinates: 53.7500°N 2.4815°W / 53.7500; -2.4815 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
Incorporated | 1974 |
Unitary authority | 1998 |
Named for | Blackburn and Darwen |
Administrative HQ | Blackburn Town Hall |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority with leader and cabinet |
• Body | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council |
• Control | Labour |
• Leader | Phil Riley (L) |
• Mayor | Parwaiz Akhtar |
• Chief Executive | Denise Park |
• House of Commons | 2 MPs
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Area | |
• Total | 53 sq mi (137 km2) |
• Rank | 173rd |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 155,762 |
• Rank | 135th |
• Density | 2,940/sq mi (1,137/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode area | |
Dialling code | 01254 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-BBD |
GSS code | E06000008 |
ITL code | TLD41 |
GVA | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £3.4 billion |
• Per capita | £21,843 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £3.9 billion |
• Per capita | £24,864 |
Website | blackburn |
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