East of England
Admin HQ	Cambridge
Area  - Total	2nd in England 19,120 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	4th in England 5,388,140 282/km²
NUTS 1:	UKH

East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. Some of the area is also known by its historical name of East Anglia. The current boundaries include Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk. In common usage the area may widely vary.

Its population as of the 2001 census was 5,388,140. The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest point is an unnamed point near the hill of Ivinghoe Beacon, near Tring, reaching 245 metres.

Historical boundaries

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Before the creation of the East of England region Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire had previously been included in the official South East region.

Common usage

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In common usage the easterly parts of this area would be known as East Anglia and the areas closer to London are more commonly called part of the South East. Especially Hertfordshire and Essex would also be included in most normal lists of the "Home Counties".

Local government

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The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

|| rowspan="3" | Essex || colspan="2" | 1. Thurrock

Map	Ceremonial county	Shire county / unitary	Districts
2. Southend-on-Sea
3. Essex	Harlow, Epping Forest, Brentwood, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, Braintree, Colchester,Tendring
4. Hertfordshire		Three Rivers, Watford, Hertsmere, Welwyn Hatfield, Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire, Stevenage, North Hertfordshire, St Albans, Dacorum
Bedfordshire	5. Luton
	6. Bedfordshire	Bedford, Mid Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire	7. Cambridgeshire	Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Fenland, East Cambridgeshire
	8. Peterborough
9. Norfolk		Norwich, South Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Broadland, North Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland
10. Suffolk		Ipswich, Suffolk Coastal, Waveney, Mid Suffolk, Babergh, St Edmundsbury, Forest Heath

External links

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• Government's list of councils in the East of England
• Statistics
• Government Office for the East of England - GO-East
• East of England Development Agency - EEDA
• East of England Regional Assembly

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East of England | Oriento de Anglio | Angleterre de l'Est | Est dell'Inghilterra | East of England | Øst-England | East of England | Восточная Англия | East of England | Östra England | 东英格兰