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District councilAbolished 2023E07000165

Harrogate Borough Council

Local authority area: Harrogate

Harrogate is a district council in North Yorkshire, in the North East England region of England. It covers 1,308.0 km² and had 160,533 residents in 2018 — about 123 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to North Yorkshire. The council is based in Harrogate.

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Town hall in the administrative centreHarrogate Council Offices
Harrogate Council Offices
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Harrogate, 2012–2018.

Residents, 2018160,533+1.2% since 2012
Land area1,308.0km²505.0 sq mi
Density123/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates3 data points
158.6K157K160.5K
201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2023
    Abolished

    Replaced by North Yorkshire.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Harrogate became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Bagnères-de-LuchonHarrogateWellington City
Source: Wikidata Q894087 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.