Derby

Derby
City and unitary authority
From left to right: Top: Victoria Street Middle: Sadler Gate and the Market Hall Bottom: Council House and All Saints' Cathedral
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Latin: Industria, Virtus et Fortitudo, lit. 'Energy, Power and Strength'
Shown within Derbyshire
Coordinates: 52°55′29″N 1°28′41″W / 52.9247°N 1.4780°W / 52.9247; -1.4780[1]
OS grid reference	SK 3518 3649[1]
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Derbyshire
Settled	600
City status	1977
Unitary authority	1997
Administrative HQ	Council House, Derby
Areas of the city (2011 census BUASD)	List Allenton Allestree Alvaston Alvaston Moor Alvaston Village Boulton Boulton Moor Breadsall Hilltop Cavendish California Chaddesden Chellaston (Village) City Centre Crewton Darley Abbey Derwent Heatherton Village Kingsway Little Chester Litchurch Littleover Mackworth Estate Markeaton Mickleover (Town) New Zealand Normanton Oakwood Osmaston Pear Tree Sinfin Shelton Lock Spondon (Village) Sunny Hill
Government [2]
• Type	Unitary authority with leader and cabinet
• Body	Derby City Council
• Control	Conservative (council NOC)
• Leader	Baggy Shanker (L)
• Mayor	Alan Graves
• Chief Executive	Paul Simpson
• House of Commons	3 MPs Margaret Beckett (L) Amanda Solloway (C) Pauline Latham (C)
Area [3]
• Total	30 sq mi (78 km2)
• Rank	221st
Population  (2022)[4]
• Total	263,490
• Rank	68th
• Density	8,750/sq mi (3,377/km2)
Demonym	Derbeian
Ethnicity (2021) [5]
• Ethnic groups	List 73.8% White 15.6% Asian 4.0% Black 3.7% Mixed 2.9% other
Religion (2021) [5]
• Religion	List 40.2% Christianity 36.6% no religion 11.1% Islam 3.7% Sikhism 1.2% Hinduism 0.3% Buddhism 0.1% Judaism 0.5% other 6.3% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	DE1, 3, 21–24, 73
Dialling code	01332
ISO 3166 code	GB-DER
GSS code	E06000015
ITL code	TLF11
GVA	2021 estimate[6]
• Total	£7.5 billion
• Per capita	£28,627
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate[6]
• Total	£8.4 billion
• Per capita	£32,025
Website	derby.gov.uk

Derby (/ˈdɑːrbi/ ^ⓘ DAR-bee) is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is 263,490 (2022).^[4]

The Romans established the town of Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made Djúra-bý one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Despite having a cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain city status until 1977.

Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing. It is home to engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) has a production facility at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works; Toyota's UK headquarters is located in the south-west of the city at Burnaston.