| olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Basildon District |
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Shown within Essex |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |
| idth="45%"|Status: | District |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | East of England |
| dmin. County: | Essex |
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 234th
110.02 km² |
| dmin. HQ: | Basildon |
| a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 22UB |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 90th
166,397
1,512 / km² |
| thnicity: | 96.9% White
1.0% S.Asian |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |
olspan=2 align=center|Basildon District Council
http://www.basildon.gov.uk/ |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| xecutive: | Conservative |
| a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Angela Smith, John Baron |
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