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Northamptonshire ( /nɔːrˈθæmptənʃər/ or /nɔːrθˈhæmptənʃɪər/; abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015 it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by Northamptonshire County Council and by seven non-metropolitan district councils. It is known as "The Rose of the Shires."

Northamptonshire
Flag of Northamptonshire.svg
Arms of Northamptonshire County Council
الشعار: 
Rosa concordia signum[1]
The rose, emblem of harmony
Northamptonshire within England
البلدالمملكة المتحدة
المقاطعةإنگلترة
المنطقةEast Midlands
منطقة التوقيتUTC±00:00 (توقيت گرينتش المتوسط)
 • الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)UTC+01:00 (توقيت بريطانيا الصيفي)
أعضاء البرلمان
المقاطعة الاحتفالية
الحاكم العامDavid Laing[2]
المأمورRupert Fordham[3]
المساحة2,364 km2 (913 sq mi)
الترتيب24th من 48
تعداد (2008 تق.)685,000
الترتيب33rd من 48
الكثافة السكانية290/km2 (750/sq mi)
العرقية85.7% White British
4.7% Other white
2.5% South Asian
2.5% Black British.
Non-metropolitan county
مجلس المقاطعةNorthamptonshire County Council
التنفيذيةالمحافظين
المقر الرئيسي للمسئولNorthampton
المساحة2,364 km2 (913 sq mi)
الترتيب من 26
السكان685,000
الترتيب15th من 26
الكثافة السكانية290/km2 (750/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-NTH
رمز ONS34
NUTSUKF23
الأحياء
Northamtonshire numbered districts.svg
  Unitary   County council area
Districts of Northamptonshire
الأحياء
  1. South Northamptonshire
  2. Northampton
  3. Daventry
  4. Wellingborough
  5. Kettering
  6. Corby
  7. East Northamptonshire

Covering an area of 2,364 square kilometres (913 sq mi), Northamptonshire is landlocked between eight other counties: Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east, Buckinghamshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the south-west and Lincolnshire to the north-east – England's shortest county boundary at 19 metres (62 ft).[4] Northamptonshire is the southernmost county in the East Midlands region.

Apart from the county town of Northampton, other major population centres include Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden and Daventry. Northamptonshire's county flower is the cowslip.[5]


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الجغرافيا

Geography

 
Kilworth Wharf on the Grand Union Canal
Rank Town Population Borough/District council
1 Northampton 212,100 (2011) Northampton Borough Council
2 Kettering 67,245 (2011) Kettering Borough Council
3 Corby 56,514 (2011) Corby Borough Council
4 Wellingborough 49,088 (2011) Borough Council of Wellingborough
5 Rushden 29,265 (2011) East Northamptonshire District Council
6 Daventry 25,066 (2011) Daventry District Council
7 Brackley 13,018 (2011) South Northamptonshire District Council
8 Desborough 10,697 (2011) Kettering Borough Council

As of 2010 there are 16 settlements in Northamptonshire with a town charter:

Climate

Like the rest of the British Isles, Northamptonshire has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification). The table below shows the average weather for Northamptonshire from the Moulton weather station.

بيانات مناخ Moulton, Northants
الشهر يناير فبراير مارس أبريل مايو يونيو يوليو أغسطس سبتمبر اكتوبر نوفمبر ديسمبر العام
العظمى المتوسطة °س (°ف) 7
(45)
8
(46)
11
(52)
13
(55)
17
(63)
19
(66)
22
(72)
23
(73)
19
(66)
14
(57)
10
(50)
7
(45)
14٫2
(57٫5)
الصغرى المتوسطة °س (°ف) 2
(36)
2
(36)
4
(39)
4
(39)
7
(45)
10
(50)
12
(54)
12
(54)
10
(50)
8
(46)
5
(41)
3
(37)
6٫6
(43٫9)
هطول cm (inches) 4.51
(1.776)
3.39
(1.335)
2.87
(1.13)
4.39
(1.728)
3.49
(1.374)
4.66
(1.835)
4.21
(1.657)
4.69
(1.846)
5.49
(2.161)
5.68
(2.236)
4.8
(1.89)
4.98
(1.961)
53٫16
(20٫929)
Source: [6]


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See also

Notes

  1. ^ Or: ROSA CONCORDIAE SIGNUM - compare: Young, Robert (ed.). "Northamptonshire". Civic Heraldry of England and Wales. Retrieved 18 أبريل 2017. ROSA CONCORDIAE SIGNUM'
  2. ^ "HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire". Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 19 أبريل 2016.
  3. ^ "Mr Rupert Fordham | The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire". Highsheriffnorthamptonshire.com. Retrieved 17 مايو 2017.
  4. ^ "Lincolnshire County Council". Thebythams.org.uk. 24 أكتوبر 2005. Retrieved 25 سبتمبر 2010.
  5. ^ "Plant and fungi species: Cowslip". Plantlife.org.uk. Retrieved 5 نوفمبر 2017.
  6. ^ "Average weather for Northamptonshire (Moulton weather station)". Weather.msn.com.

References

  • Greenall, R. L. (1979) A History of Northamptonshire Phillimore & Co. Ltd. ISBN 1-86077-147-5.

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