City of Winchester

City of Winchester
Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	City
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Hampshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 62nd 660.97 km²
Admin. HQ:	Winchester
ONS code:	24UP
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 196th 108,122 164 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.8% White
Politics
Winchester City Council http://www.winchester.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats
MP:	Mark Oaten

The City of Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire with city status. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the city of Winchester itself (see the Winchester article for the main description of the city), and neighbouring towns and villages including Alresford, Colden Common and Bishops Waltham.

The current city boundaries were set on April 1, 1974 when the City of Winchester merged with Droxford Rural District and part of Winchester Rural District .