Suffolk Coastal

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Suffolk Coastal District
Suffolk Coastal
Shown within Suffolk
Geography
Status: District
Region: East of England
Admin. County: Suffolk
Area:
- Total
Ranked 38th
891.53 km²
Admin. HQ: Woodbridge
Largest Settlement: Felixstowe
ONS code: 42UG
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density
Ranked 161st
122,200
137 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.1% White
Politics
Suffolk Coastal District Council
http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MP: John Gummer and Michael Lord

Suffolk Coastal is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Woodbridge. Other towns include Felixstowe.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Aldeburgh, along with Felixstowe, Leiston-cum-Sizewell, Saxmundham and Woodbridge urban districts, and Blyth Rural District and Deben Rural District.