East of England

East of England
East of England
Region
	From top, left to right: Norfolk Broads; Suffolk Coast; Hatfield House; Peterborough; Leighton Buzzard; Cambridge; Huntingdon; Colchester
	East of England region shown within England
	Coordinates: 52°14′N 0°25′E / 52.24°N 0.41°E
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
GO established	1994
RDA established	1998
GO abolished	2011
RDA abolished	31 March 2012
Largest city	Peterborough
Subdivisions	6 counties Bedfordshire ; Cambridgeshire ; Essex ; Hertfordshire ; Norfolk ; Suffolk ; 1 combined authorities Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ; 45 districts 6 unitary ; 39 non-metropolitan districts in 5 non-metropolitan counties ;
Government
• Type	Local authority leaders' board
• Body	East of England Local Government Association
• MPs	58 MPs (of 650)
Area
• Total	7,563 sq mi (19,587 km2)
• Land	7,381 sq mi (19,116 km2)
• Rank	2nd
Population (2022)
• Total	6,398,497
• Rank	4th
• Density	870/sq mi (335/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 86.5% White ; 6.4% Asian ; 2.9% Black ; 2.8% Mixed ; 1.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 46.6% Christianity ; 40.2% no religion ; 3.7% Islam ; 1.4% Hinduism ; 0.7% Judaism ; 0.4% Sikhism ; 0.4% Buddhism ; 0.6% other ; 6.1% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ITL code	TLH
GSS code	E12000006

The East of England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. The northern part of the region, consisting of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, is known as East Anglia. The latter region has been considered an informal region in its own right due to its differing cultural identity.

The population of the East of England in 2022 was 6,398,497. Bedford, Luton, Basildon, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and Cambridge are the most populous settlements. Peterborough is the largest city in the East of England at 215,000. The southern part of the region lies in the London commuter belt.