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Buckinghamshire (district) 
Summary
Buckinghamshire is a non-metropolitan county in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It covers about four-fifths of area of the ceremonial county and about two-thirds of its population; the City of Milton Keynes accounts for the remainder. The district is administered by Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority.
Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Kingsbury Square in Aylesbury, the county town | |
 Shown within the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South East |
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire |
| Unitary Authority | 1 April 2020 |
| Seat | Aylesbury |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Local Authority | Buckinghamshire Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 604 sq mi (1,565 km2) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 560,409 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 930/sq mi (360/km2) |
| • Rank | 202nd |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BKM |
| ONS code | E06000060 (GSS) |
| Website | Council website |
History
editThe non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area on 1 April 2020, following the merger of four boroughs and districts Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England.