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Borough of West Devon

Shown within Devon
Geography
Status	Borough
Admin. County	Devon
Area - Total	Ranked 17th 1,161.08 km²
Region	South West England
Admin. HQ	Tavistock
ONS code	18UL
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 338th 52,100 45 / km²
Ethnicity	99.1% White
Politics
West Devon Borough Council http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/
Leadership	Alternative - Sec.31
Control	Conservative / Independent
MP	Geoffrey Cox, Gary Streeter

West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. Towns in the district include Chagford, Okehampton, Princetown and Tavistock where the council is based.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the previous municipal borough of Okehampton, Okehampton Rural District and Tavistock Rural District.

Districts of South West England Bath and North East Somerset • Bournemouth • Bristol • Caradon • Carrick • Cheltenham • Christchurch • Cotswold • East Devon • East Dorset • Exeter • Forest of Dean • Gloucester • Isles of Scilly • Kennet • Kerrier • Mendip • Mid Devon • North Cornwall • North Devon • North Dorset • North Somerset • North Wiltshire • Penwith • Plymouth • Poole • Purbeck • Restormel • Salisbury • Sedgemoor • South Gloucestershire • South Hams • South Somerset • Stroud • Swindon • Taunton Deane • Teignbridge • Tewkesbury • Torbay • Torridge • West Devon • West Dorset • West Somerset • West Wiltshire • Weymouth and Portland Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall • Devon • Dorset • Gloucestershire • Somerset • Wiltshire

Coordinates: 50°38′N 4°06′W / 50.633, -4.1

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