Derby

Derby
Derby
City and unitary authority
	Council House Sadler Gate Museum of Making Cathedral Quarter Derby Cathedral The Quad Arboretum Park
	Coat of arms
	Motto: Latin: Industria, Virtus et Fortitudo, lit. 'Energy, Power and Strength'
	Shown within Derbyshire
	Coordinates: 52°55′29″N 1°28′41″W / 52.9247°N 1.4780°W
OS grid reference	SK 3518 3649
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Shire county	Derbyshire
Combined Authority	East Midlands
Settled	600
City status	1977
Unitary authority	1997
Administrative HQ	Council House, Derby
Areas of the city; (2011 census BUASD)	List Allenton; Allestree; Alvaston; Alvaston Moor; Alvaston Village; Boulton; Boulton Moor; Breadsall Hilltop; Cavendish; California; Chaddesden; Chellaston (Village); City Centre; Crewton; Darley Abbey; Derwent; Heatherton Village; Kingsway; Little Chester; Litchurch; Littleover; Mackworth Estate; Markeaton; Mickleover (Town); New Zealand; Normanton; Oakwood; Osmaston; Pear Tree; Sinfin; Shelton Lock; Spondon (Village); Sunny Hill;
Government
• Type	Unitary authority with leader and cabinet
• Body	Derby City Council
• Control	No overall control
• Leader	Nadine Peatfield (L)
• Mayor	Ged Potter
• Chief Executive	Paul Simpson
• House of Commons	3 MPs Baggy Shanker (L) ; Catherine Atkinson (L) ; Jonathan Davies (L) ;
Area
• Total	78 km2 (30 sq mi)
• Rank	221st
Population (2024)
• Total	274,149
• Rank	67th
• Density	3,514/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Derbeian
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 73.8% White ; 15.6% Asian ; 4.0% Black ; 3.7% Mixed ; 2.9% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 40.2% Christianity ; 36.6% no religion ; 11.1% Islam ; 3.7% Sikhism ; 1.2% Hinduism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.5% other ; 6.3% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	DE1, 3, 21–24, 73
Dialling code	01332
ISO 3166 code	GB-DER
GSS code	E06000015
ITL code	TLF11
GVA	2021 estimate
• Total	£7.5 billion
• Per capita	£28,627
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	£8.4 billion
• Per capita	£32,025
Website	derby.gov.uk

Derby (/ˈdɑːrbi/ ^ⓘ DAR-bee) is a cathedral city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is 274,149 (2024).

The Romans established the town of Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made Djúra-bý one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory and it contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Despite having a cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain city status until 1977.

Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing. It is home to engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) has a production facility at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works; Toyota's UK headquarters is located in the south-west of the city at Burnaston.