Dorset (district)
Dorset | |
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The Dorset unitary authority area within the eponymous ceremonial county. To the east is the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area. | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 2°18′W / 50.800°N 2.300°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial county | Dorset |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Admin HQ | County Hall, Dorchester |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Governing body | Dorset Council |
| • Chair | Cllr Val Pothecary |
| • Leader | Cllr Spencer Flower |
| Area | |
• Total | 962 sq mi (2,491 km2) |
| • Rank | 9th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 383,274 |
| • Rank | 20th (of 296) |
| • Density | 400/sq mi (154/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcodes | |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-DOR |
| ONS code | E06000059 |
| NUTS | UKK22 (partially) |
| Website | www |
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Dorset is a unitary authority area, existing since 1 April 2019, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It covers all of the ceremonial county except for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The council of the district is Dorset Council, which is in effect Dorset County Council re-constituted so as to be vested with the powers and duties of five district councils which were abolished, and shedding its partial responsibility for and powers in Christchurch.