Caradon
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| Caradon District | |
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| Image:CornwallCaradon.png Shown within Cornwall | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Cornwall |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 60th 664.39 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Liskeard |
| ONS code: | 15UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 282nd 81,900 123 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Caradon District Council http://www.caradon.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Independent |
| MP: | Colin Breed |
Caradon is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It contains five towns, Callington, Liskeard, Looe, Saltash and Torpoint, and over 80 villages and hamlets within 48 parishes. Its District Council is based in Liskeard.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the boroughs of Liskeard and Saltash with the urban districts of Looe and Torpoint, along with Liskeard Rural District and St Germans Rural District.
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