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Blackpool (pron-en?bl�kpu?len-uk-Blackpool.ogg) is a seaside town (seaside resort) and unitary authority (Unitary authorities of England) in Lancashire, England. Situated along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the fourth-largest (North West England#Important cities and towns) settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington. It lies 40 miles (64 km) north-west of the city of Manchester, and less than 30 miles north of Liverpool City centre. Blackpool is the fourth most densely populated local authority district of England & Wales outside Greater London.
Blackpool rose to prominence as a major centre of tourism during the 19th century, particularly for the inhabitants of northern (Northern England) mill towns.
Type: Borough, Unitary Authority
Image Skyline: Blackpool Main Image.jpg
Blank Emblem Type: Coat of Arms of the City Council
Image Map: EnglandBlackpool.png
Map Caption: Shown within England
Mapsize: frameless
Subdivision Type: Sovereign state (List of sovereign states)
Subdivision Name: United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1: Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: England
Subdivision Type2: Region (Regions of England)
Subdivision Name2: North West England
Subdivision Type3: Ceremonial county (Ceremonial counties of England)
Subdivision Name3: Lancashire
Seat Type: Admin. HQ
Seat: Blackpool
Leader Title: Leadership (Local government in England#Councillors and mayors):
Established Title: Founded
Area Rank: ONS=00EY (List of English districts by areaEnglish district area rank)
Area Total Km2: formatnum:English district areaONS=00EYR
Latd: latm= lats= latNS=
Longd: longm= longs= longEW=
Population As Of: English statistics year
Population Total: formatnum:EnglishDistrictPopulationONS=00EYR
Population Rank: ONS=00EY (List of English districts by populationRanked EnglishDistrictRank)
Population Density Km2: auto
Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time
Utc Offset: +0
Timezone Dst: British Summer Time
Utc Offset Dst: +1
Postal Code Type: Postcode
Blank Name: ISO 3166-2 (ISO 3166-2:GB)
Blank1 Name: ONS code (ONS coding system)
Blank1 Info: 00EY
Blank2 Name: OS grid reference (British national grid reference system)
Blank3 Name: NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) 3
Blank4 Name: Ethnicity
Blank4 Info: 96.8% White,1.3% South Asian,0.8% Mixed,0.4% Black,0.3% Chinese,0.2% Other Asian,Estimate
Website: www.blackpool.gov.uk/