Blackburn with Darwen
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| Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 220th 137.01 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Blackburn |
| ONS code: | 00EX |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 77.9% White 20.6% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Janet Anderson, Jack Straw |
It was renamed in May 1997, in preparation for a split from Lancashire County Council. On April 1, 1998 it became a unitary authority. The authority borders with areas administered as Greater Manchester, and Lancashire.
The percent of Muslim population (19.4% or 26,674 people) is the third highest among all local authorities in the United Kingdom and the highest outside London.
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Blackburn with Darwen at current basic prices [published] (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.| Year | ||||
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| 1995 | 1,496 | 3 | 755 | 737 |
| 2000 | 1,597 | 3 | 678 | 916 |
| 2003 | 1,785 | 4 | 647 | 1,134 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
External links
- [Blackburn with Darwen Communities : Free websites for local community groups]
- [BlackburnWorld : the internet portal for Blackburn with Darwen]
- [Blackburn Business Net : News and Events for Blackburn with Darwen Businesses]
- [Images Of Blackburn]
- [North Turton Weather Station] located at Edgworth, south Lancashire. Serving the community.
| Districts of North West England |
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| Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
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