Northampshire
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Motto: Rosa concordia signum The rose, emblem of harmony |
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 Northamptonshire in England |
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| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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 England
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| Region | East Midlands | ||||
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| Lord Lieutenant | David Laing | ||||
| High Sheriff | Rupert Fordham | ||||
| Area | 2,364 km2 (913 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 24th of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | 733,100 | ||||
| • Ranked | 33rd of 48 | ||||
| Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||||
| Ethnicity | 85.7% White British 4.7% Other white 2.5% South Asian 2.5% Black British. |
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| County council | Northamptonshire County Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative | ||||
| Admin HQ | Northampton | ||||
| Area | 2,364 km2 (913 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 22nd of 27 | ||||
| Population | 733,100 | ||||
| • Ranked | 15th of 27 | ||||
| Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NTH | ||||
| ONS code | 34 | ||||
| NUTS | UKF23 | ||||
 Unitary County council area Districts of Northamptonshire |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||||
Coordinates: 52°17′N 0°50′W / 52.283°N 0.833°W
Northamptonshire (/nɔːrˈθæmptənʃər/ or /nɔːrθˈhæmptənʃɪər/; abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015 it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by Northamptonshire County Council and by seven non-metropolitan district councils.
Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres (913 sq mi), Northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties: Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east, Buckinghamshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the south-west and Lincolnshire to the north-east – England's shortest county boundary at 19 metres (62 ft). Northamptonshire is the southernmost county in the East Midlands region.
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