| olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Forest of Dean District |
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Shown within Gloucestershire |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |
| idth="45%"|Status: | District |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | South West England |
| dmin. County: | Gloucestershire |
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 94th
526.43 km² |
| dmin. HQ: | Coleford |
| a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 23UD |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 284th
80,591
153 / km² |
| thnicity: | 99.1% White |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |
olspan=2 align=center|Forest of Dean District Council
http://www.fdean.gov.uk/ |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| xecutive: | All party |
| a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MP: | Diana Mary Organ |