Colchester (borough)
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| Borough of Colchester | |
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 Shown within Essex | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. County: | Essex |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 147th 333.18 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Colchester |
| ONS code: | 22UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 97th 158,939 477 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.2% White 1.2% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Missing image Arms-colchester.jpg Arms of Colchester Borough Council Colchester Borough Council http://www.colchester.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Bernard Jenkin, Bob Russell |
Colchester is a local government district and borough in Essex, England, named for its main town, Colchester. The borough covers an area of 125 square miles and stretches from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk border in the north to Mersea Island on the Colne Estuary in the south.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former borough of Colchester with the urban districts of West Mersea and Wivenhoe, along with Lexden and Winstree Rural District.
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