Mid Devon

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Mid Devon District
Mid Devon
Shown within Devon
Geography
Status: District
Region: South West England
Admin. County: Devon
Area:
- Total
Ranked 33rd
912.94 km²
Admin. HQ: Tiverton
ONS code: 18UD
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 310th
73,000
80 / km²
Ethnicity: 99.2% White
Politics
Mid Devon District Council
http://www.middevon.gov.uk/
Leadership: Alternative - Sec.31
Control: NOC (Independent administration)
MPs: Angela Browning, Nick Harvey

Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Tiverton.

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tiverton and Crediton urban district together with Tiverton Rural District, and Crediton Rural District. It was originally called the Tiverton district, and was renamed in 1978 (the first year that this was allowed under section 74 of the LGA).



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