City of Colchester

City of Colchester
Non-metropolitan district, borough, city
Colchester Castle in Colchester, the administrative centre and largest settlement
Coat of arms
Colchester shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district, City,
Admin HQ	Colchester
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Colchester City Council
• Leadership	(No overall control)
• MPs	Bernard Jenkin Priti Patel Pam Cox
Area
• Total	128.64 sq mi (333.18 km2)
• Rank	115th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	194,394
• Rank	103rd (of 296)
• Density	1,500/sq mi (580/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 87% White 5.1% Asian 3.5% Black 2.9% Mixed 1.5% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 44.4% Christianity 44.4% no religion 9.1% other 2.1% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UG (ONS) E07000071 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL997254

The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester. It is, with 194,394 people according to Office of National Statistics estimate for mid 2022, the most populous district in the Essex and also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk border in the north to Mersea Island in the Colne Estuary in the south.

The district borders Tendring District to the east, Maldon District to the south, Braintree District to the west, and Babergh District in Suffolk to the north.