| North Yorkshire | |
| Type: | Unitary authority area |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | England#UK#Europe |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ceremonial county |
| Subdivision Name3: | North Yorkshire |
| Government Type: | Unitary authority |
| Leader Title: | Local Authority |
| Leader Name: | North Yorkshire Council |
| Leader Title1: | Council Chairman[1] |
| Leader Title2: | Leadership |
| Leader Name2: | Leader and cabinet[2] |
| Leader Title3: | MPs |
| Established Title3: | Unitary Authority |
| Established Date3: | 1 April 2023 |
| Area Rank: | |
| Seat: | Northallerton |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Timezone Dst: | British Summer Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | BD20, BD22-BD24 DL6–DL11 HG LA2, LA6 LS17, LS21-LS25, LS29 TS9 YO7, YO8, YO11–YO14, YO17–YO24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–YO62 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
| Blank Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank Info: | GB-NYK |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | E06000065 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
| Blank4 Name: | Demonym |
| Website: | Council website |
| Subdivision Type4: | Historic county |
| Subdivision Name4: | Yorkshire |
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire),[3] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby.[4]
The non-metropolitan county has an area of, and, with the City of York and the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.[5] It is governed by North Yorkshire Council.
| 1 | Harrogate | 157,869[7] | 164,105 | |
| 2 | Scarborough | 108,793[8] | 108,959 | |
| 3 | Hambleton | 89,140[9] | 91,037 | |
| 4 | Selby | 83,449[10] | 92,401 | |
| 5 | Craven | 55,409[11] | 57,090 | |
| 6 | Richmondshire | 51,965[12] | 50,358 | |
| 7 | Ryedale | 51,751[13] | 54,897 |
North Yorkshire Council has 90 councillors which elect a council leader, who in turn appoints up to nine councillors to form an executive cabinet. It replaces the former non-metropolitan county which had a cabinet-style council of 72 councillors.[14]
The area is the largest local authority area in England. Larger towns and settlements include Harrogate, Scarborough, Northallerton, Selby, Skipton, Richmond, Malton, Thirsk, Stokesley, Great Ayton, Norton-on-Derwent, Catterick Garrison, Pickering, Helmsley and Knaresborough while Ripon is the only city in the area.
| North | ||
| Darlington | North | |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North east | |
| Middlesbrough | North east | |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North east | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | South east | |
| City of York | South east | |
| City of Doncaster | South | |
| City of Wakefield | South west | |
| City of Leeds | South west | |
| City of Bradford | South west | |
| Pendle | West | |
| Ribble Valley | West | |
| City of Lancaster | West | |
| Westmorland and Furness | North west |
See also: List of schools in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire LEA has a mostly comprehensive education system with 42 state schools secondary (not including sixth form colleges) and 12 independent schools.