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City of Chester
Chester
Shown within Cheshire
Geography
Status: City
Region: North West England
Admin. County: Cheshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 111th
448.04 km²
Admin. HQ: Chester
ONS code: 13UB
Demographics
Population:
- Total ()
- Density
Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank

/ km²
Ethnicity: 98.0% White
Politics
Chester City Council
http://www.chestercc.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs: Andrew Miller, Stephen O'Brien, Christine Russell

Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city.

Apart from Chester itself, the district covers a large rural area. Other settlements include Malpas and Tarvin.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, when the existing city and county borough of Chester expanded to include Chester Rural District and Tarvin Rural District.

The coat of arms of the City of Chester.
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The coat of arms of the City of Chester.


 
Places with City status in England

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Districts of North West England

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

Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

 


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