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Hampshire is a county in the south of the UK. The county has an area of 1,455 square miles (3,769 km²). At its widest points, the county is about 55 miles (90 km) east-west and 40 miles (65 km) north-south. The county town is Winchester. About 1.6 million people live in Hampshire.
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Region: | South East England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 9th 3,769 km² Ranked 8th 3,679 km² |
| Admin HQ: | Winchester |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-HAM |
| ONS code: | 24 |
| NUTS 3: | UKJ33 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 5th 1,671,000 443 / km² Ranked 3rd 1,259,400 |
| Ethnicity: | 96.7% White 1.3% S. Asian 0.8% Mixed 1.2% Other |
| Politics | |
| Hampshire County Council http://www.hants.gov.uk/hcc/ Archived 2017-06-09 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Executive | Conservative |
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