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Bournemouth

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Bournemouth

Borough o Bournemouth
The Square, Bournemouth
The Square, Bournemouth
Motto(s):
"Pulchritudo et Salubritas"
"beauty an heal"
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Constituent kintraIngland
RegionSooth Wast Ingland
Ceremonial coontyDorset
Historic coontyHampshire
Foondit1810
Foondit biLewis Tregonwell
Admin. HQBournemouth
Govrenment
• TeepBournemouth Borough Cooncil
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:Conservative
MPs:Conor Burns,
Tobias Ellwood
• MayorEdward Coope
Area
Toun,Boroughanunitary authority46.18 km2(17.83 sq mi)
Area rank276t
Population
(2011)
Toun,Boroughanunitary authority183,491
• RankRanked 88t
• Density4,000/km2(10,000/sq mi)
Urban
466,266 (16t)
Metro
600,000 (19t)
• Ethnicity
(2011 Census)
91.9%White Breetish
2.3%Mixed Race
3.9%Asian
1.0%Black
0.9%Arab
Time zoneUTC+0(Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)UTC+1(Breetish Simmer Time)
Postcode
BH1–11
Area code(s)01202
Websitebournemouth.gov.uk

Bournemouthis a muckle coastalresort tounon the sooth coast oInglanddirectly tae the east o theJurassic Coast,a 96-mile (155 km)Warld Heritage Steid.[1]

References

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  1. "Dorset and East Devon Coast"(web page).UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2001.Retrieved16 Mairch2015.