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| Easington District | |
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Shown within County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | North East England |
| Admin. County: | County Durham |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 212th 144.56 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Easington |
| ONS code: | 20UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 235th 93,741 648 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
Easington District Council http://www.placetobe.co.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | John Cummings, Tony Blair |
Easington is a local government district and in eastern County Durham, England. It contains the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee and Castle Eden.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Seaham urban district with most of Easington Rural District.
| Districts of England - North East England | |
| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |