Caradon
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| Caradon District | |
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  Shown within UK and Cornwall |
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| 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 (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 282nd 82,100 124 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Caradon District Council http://www.caradon.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Independent / Liberal Democrats |
| 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 41 civil 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.
The district was named after Caradon Hill, the principal landmark of the area, and formerly the site of important copper mines.
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