Chichester District

Chichester District
Non-metropolitan district
Chichester Cathedral and Guildhall
Chichester shown within West Sussex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	West Sussex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Chichester
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Chichester District Council
• MPs	Andrew Griffith Jeremy Quin Gillian Keegan
Area
• Total	303.60 sq mi (786.32 km2)
• Rank	42nd (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	126,103
• Rank	189th (of 296)
• Density	420/sq mi (160/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.4% White 1.7% Asian 1.6% Mixed 0.6% Black 0.5% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 53.1% Christianity 38.7% no religion 6.2% not stated 0.6% Islam 0.5% other 0.5% Buddhism 0.3% Hinduism 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)

Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It is named after the city of Chichester, which is its largest settlement and where the council is based. The district includes the towns of Midhurst, Petworth and Selsey and surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park, and Chichester Harbour is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 124,531.

The district is on the coast, facing the English Channel. The neighbouring districts are Arun, Horsham, Waverley, East Hampshire and Havant.