Lieutenancy area

Lieutenancy area
CategoryCounty
LocationUnited Kingdom
Created byLieutenancies Act 1997 & the Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975
Created
  • 1997 (GB), 1975 (NI)
Number99 (as of 2008)
Possible types
Populations8,000–8,167,000[1]
Areas3–8,611 km2

Lieutenancy areas /lɛfˈtɛnənsi/, officially counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are the separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed to a lord-lieutenant – a representative of the British monarch. In many cases they have similar demarcation and naming to, but are not necessarily coterminate with, the counties of the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Table 2 2011 Census: Usual resident population and population density, local authorities in the United Kingdom UK Census 2011 UK usual resident population Greater London excluding City of London