Separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed a lord-lieutenant
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Lieutenancy area
Category
County
Location
United Kingdom
Created by
Lieutenancies Act 1997 & the Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975
Created
1997 (GB), 1975 (NI)
Number
99 (as of 2008)
Possible types
England (48)
Northern Ireland (8)
Scotland (35)
Wales (8)
Populations
8,000–8,167,000[1]
Areas
3–8,611 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.
^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
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included in each lieutenancy have been amended to reflect new unitary authorities being created since 1997. In legislation the lieutenancyareas are described...
(Welsh: siroedd cadwedig) are the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties...
and Fife The Lieutenancyareas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives. The areas are similar...
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is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancyarea in current use, the latter...
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