Dorset
This page is about the county of Dorset in England. See Dorset (disambiguation) for other places called Dorset
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County |
| Region: | South West England |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area | Ranked 20th 2,653 km² Ranked 21st 2,542 km² |
| Admin HQ: | Dorchester |
| : | GB-DOR |
| ONS code: | 19 |
| NUTS 3: | UKK22 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. | Ranked 30th 696,327 263 / km² Ranked 31st 394,581 |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
Dorset County Council http://www.dorsetcc.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| Members of Parliament | |
| David Atkinson, Annette Brooke, John Butterfill, Christopher Chope, Jim Knight, Oliver Letwin, Robert Syms, Robert Walter, | |
| Districts | |