Back Distritu non metropolitanu AST Anglické nemetropolitní distrikty Czech Ardal an-fetropolitan Welsh Distrito no metropolitano Spanish District non métropolitain French Nemetropolitanski okruzi Croatian Distretti non metropolitani Italian イングランドの非都市ディストリクト Japanese 비도시 자치구 Korean Distrito não metropolitano Portuguese
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| Category | Local authority districts |
| Location | England |
| Found in | Non-metropolitan county |
| Created by | Local Government Act 1972 |
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| Number | 226 (as of 2023) |
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Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs, able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council.
Typically a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock.