City of Salford
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- This article is about the borough of Salford. For the town of Salford itself, see Salford.
| City of Salford | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough, City (1926) |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 248th 97.19 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Swinton |
| ONS code: | 00BR |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 56th 216,532 2,228 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.1% White 1.4% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Salford City Council http://www.salford.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Hazel Blears, Ian Stewart |
Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in north-west England. Its main town is Salford. Other places include Swinton, Eccles, Pendlebury, Broughton, Pendleton, Worsley, Walkden, Irlam, Cadishead, Wardley, Monton, Barton and Boothstown. The city is divided into five districts: Salford, Eccles, Worsley, Irlam & Cadishead, and Swinton & Pendlebury.
It has a university by the side of the River Irwell called The University of Salford.
See also: ford (river)
| Districts of England - North West England | 
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
