Borough of Burnley

Borough of Burnley
Borough of Burnley
Borough and non-metropolitan district
	Burnley Town Hall
	Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
	Shown within ceremonial Lancashire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Admin. HQ	Burnley
Government
• Type	Burnley Borough Council
• MPs:	Oliver Ryan
Area
• Total	43 sq mi (111 km2)
• Rank	186th
Population (2022)
• Total	95,553
• Rank	Ranked 253rd
• Density	2,200/sq mi (860/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 82.5% White ; 14.7% Asian ; 1.6% Mixed ; 0.8% other ; 0.3% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 48.2% Christianity ; 31.5% no religion ; 14% Islam ; 5.4% not stated ; 0.4% other ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.2% Hinduism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	BB10-12
Area code	01282
ONS code	30UD (ONS); E07000117 (GSS)

The Borough of Burnley (/ˈbɜːrnli/) is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of 42.9 square miles (111 km²) and a population of 95,553 (2022), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Rossendale, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Pendle and Calderdale.

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Burnley Local Authority (E07000117)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Burnley Local Authority (E07000117)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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