Borough of Broxbourne

Borough of Broxbourne
Borough and non-metropolitan district
The Eleanor Cross in Waltham Cross
Broxbourne shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Hertfordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Admin HQ	Cheshunt
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Broxbourne Borough Council
• MPs	Lewis Cocking
Area
• Total	19.86 sq mi (51.43 km2)
• Rank	242nd (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	99,103
• Rank	247th (of 296)
• Density	5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 81.1% White 6.7% Black 4.6% other 4% Mixed 3.7% Asian
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 53% Christianity 33% no religion 9.7% other 4.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	26UB (ONS) E07000095 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL358021

The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt. Other settlements in the borough include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea. The borough covers 20 square miles (52 km²) in south east Hertfordshire, and had an estimated population of 99,000 in 2021.

Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London. The western side of the borough is largely rural with extensive areas of woodland, whilst the eastern part, particularly between the A10 road and the River Lea, is generally urban. Most of the built-up parts of Broxbourne fall within the Greater London Urban Area. The Lee Valley Park lies on the borough's eastern boundary.

The borough is twinned with the Sicilian city of Sutera.