Northampton
town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northampton (pronunciation (help·info)) is a big market town and a local government district of the East Midlands part of the United Kingdom. The district has a population of 200,100 people.
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Borough of Northampton | |
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Town & Borough | |
Coordinates: 52.198697°N 0.873928°W / 52.198697; -0.873928 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Ceremonial county | Northamptonshire |
Admin. HQ | Northampton |
Government | |
• Type | Northampton Borough Council Mayor of the Borough and Chair 2011–2012 Cllr Jamie Lane[1] |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet Cllr David Palethorpe[1] |
• Executive: | Conservative |
• MPs: | Brian Binley, Michael Ellis |
Area | |
• Total | 31.18 sq mi (80.76 km2) |
• Rank | Ranked 262nd |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 195,000 |
• Rank | Ranked 70th |
• Density | 6,300/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
Demonym | Northamptonian |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode | NN1-NN6 |
ONS code | 34UF |
Ethnicity | 86.1% White 6.4% S.Asian 3.9% Black British 2.1% Mixed Race 2.3% Chinese or other[2] |
Website | northampton.gov.uk |
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Northampton has a major entertainment centre called the Derngate.