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Durham

Also known as Durham, England, Durham City

city and the county town of County Durham in North East England

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Durham is a city in North East England that serves as the main town for County Durham. It matters as an important administrative and cultural center in the region.

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Place details

Locality: Durham
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 47,785
Timezone: Europe/London

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Official website

Home - Durham County Council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: county town
Country: Kingdom of England
Located in: County Durham
Population: 48069
Area: 72.08
Capital of: County Durham
Official website: durham.gov.uk
Image: Durham Millburngate Bridge.jpg
Dialing code: 0191

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twinned administrative body: Banská Bystrica
Commons category: Durham, County Durham
topic's main category: Category:Durham, England
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Durham, County Durham
category for people born here: Category:Births in Durham, County Durham
Commons gallery: Durham
postal code: DH1
OS grid reference: NZ274424
category of associated people: Category:People from Durham, England
P8168: Maria Schell
different from: Durham
native label: Durham
P12749: Vreni Schneider

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Encyclopedic overview

Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/ DURR-əm, locally /ˈdɜːrəm/ listen) is a cathedral city and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is the county town and contains the headquarters of Durham County Council, the unitary authority which governs the district of County Durham. The built-up area had a population of 50,510 at the 2021 Census.

The city was built on a meander of the River Wear, which surrounds the centre on three sides and creates a narrow neck on the fourth. The surrounding land is hilly, except along the Wear's flood plain to the north and south-east.

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