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Borough of Calderdale | |
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.jpg) View over Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley | |
| Motto(s): Industria Arte Prudentia (Latin: Industry, skill and foresight) | |
 Calderdale shown within West Yorkshire | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Constituent country |  England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Admin. HQ | Halifax |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Borough |
| • Body | Calderdale Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| • MPs | Craig Whittaker (C) (Calder Valley),
Holly Lynch (L) (Halifax) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 363.9 km2 (140.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 estimate) | |
| • Total | 211,439 (Ranked 96th) |
| • Density | 581/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode areas | HD2–HD6, HX1–HX7, OL14, WF14, BD13–BD19 |
| Dialling Codes | 01422 (central core) 01484 (Brighouse/Rastrick) 01706 (Todmorden area) 01274 (Shelf area) |
| ONS code | 00CY (ONS) E08000033 (GSS) |
| Website | www.calderdale.gov.uk |
Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439.[2] It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while the actual landform is known as the Calder Valley. Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. The main towns of the borough are Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.
Calderdale covers part of the South Pennines, and the Calder Valley is the southernmost of the Yorkshire Dales, though it is not part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of nine local government districts.
Halifax is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council, which is headquartered in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Calderdale Local Authority (E08000033)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022.