Metropolitan Borough of Bury
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| Metropolitan Borough of Bury | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 52.5928°N 2.2981°WCoordinates: 52°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 52.5928°N 2.2981°W | |||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | North West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Greater Manchester | ||
| Founded | |||
| Admin. HQ | Bury | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | ||
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | ||
| • Executive: | Conservative (council NOC) | ||
| • MPs: | David Nuttall (C) Ivan Lewis (L) |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 38.41 sq mi (99.48 km2) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 244th | ||
| Population (2005 est.) | |||
| • Total | 183,500 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 81st | ||
| • Density | 4,777.5/sq mi (1,844.6/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||
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| ONS code | 00BM | ||
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| Ethnicity | 92.1% White 5.4%% S. Asian or mixed 1.6% Black or mixed 0.8% Chinese or other[1] |
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| Website | bury.gov.uk | ||
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is one of the ten Metropolitan boroughs in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.
It was set up in 1974 from the county borough of Bury and the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.
The metropolitan borough, has an area of 38.3 sq mi (99.2 km2).
Twin towns [change]
France Angoulême- France Tulle, Correze Department. Originally twinned with Prestwich.
Germany 
Baden-Württemberg, Schorndorf, a medieval market town to the east of Stuttgart.
USA Woodbury, New Jersey.
China Datong.
