Place:Lancaster (borough), Lancashire, England

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Name	Lancaster (borough)
Type	District municipality
Coordinates	54.05°N 2.801°W
Located in	Lancashire, England (1974 - )
See also	Lancaster, Lancashire, England	principal town in the district municipality since 1974

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The City of Lancaster is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as outlying villages, farms and rural hinterland. The city has a population of 138,375, and an area of 222 square miles (575 km2).

The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of five former local government districts--the municipal boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, together with the Carnforth Urban District and rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.

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