| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
|---|---|
| Origin | Historic |
| Region | North East England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area | Ranked 19th 2,676 km² Ranked 23rd 2,226 km² |
| Admin HQ | Durham |
| GB | GB-DUR |
| ONS code | 20 |
| NUTS 3 | UKC14 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total () - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. | Ranked / km² Ranked |
| Ethnicity | 98.6% White |
| Politics | |
| Executive | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Districts | |
The form of the county name is unique in England. Many counties are named after their principal town, and the expected form here would be Durhamshire. The reason it is called County Durham instead is that the Prince-Bishops of Durham historically exercised power in regions outside the county as well, so the inner part was named County Durham as opposed to the rest of the estate of Durham. The form County X is standard for Irish counties, with no such significance.
County Durham's county flower is the Spring Gentian.
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