City of York
City of York | |
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Unitary authority area with city status | |
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Flag | |
| Nickname: Chocolate City | |
| Motto: Let the Banner of York Fly High | |
York shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′30″N 1°4′49″W / 53.95833°N 1.08028°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Combined authority | York and North Yorkshire |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1996 |
| Administrative HQ | West Offices |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | City of York Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | Labour |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 105 sq mi (272 km2) |
| • Rank | 129th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 209,301 |
| • Rank | 97th |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 01904 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-YOR |
| GSS code | E06000014 |
| Website | york |
The City of York is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall.