King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Borough and non-metropolitan district
King's Lynn, known for both King's Lynn Minster and a statue to George Vancouver. The town is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the borough.
Shown within Norfolk
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Administrative county	Norfolk
Admin. HQ	King's Lynn
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	560 sq mi (1,440 km2)
• Rank	15th
Population  (2022)
• Total	155,741
• Rank	Ranked 136th
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.6% White 1.9% Asian 1.3% Mixed 0.7% other 0.5% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 52.4% Christianity 39.5% no religion 7.6% other 0.5% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	33UE (ONS) E07000146 (GSS)

King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The district also includes the towns of Downham Market and Hunstanton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154,325.^[2]

Part of the borough lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The borough lies on the coast, facing both The Wash to the west and the North Sea to the north. The neighbouring districts are North Norfolk, Breckland, West Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland and South Holland.