West Devon
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 Shown within Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Borough |
|---|---|
| Admin. County | Devon |
| Area - Total | Ranked 17th 1,161.08 km² |
| Region | South West England |
| Admin. HQ | Tavistock |
| ONS code | 18UL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked {{English district rank / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
 West Devon Borough Council http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control | |
| MP | Geoffrey Cox, Gary Streeter |
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the previous municipal borough of Okehampton, Okehampton Rural District and Tavistock Rural District.
| Districts of South West England |
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| Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |
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