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The north east of the county is served by [[Gateshead Council]], [[South Tyneside Council]] and [[Sunderland City Council]]. Areas of the county close to the Tees estuary are under [[Hartlepool Borough Council]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council]], the latter also containing a small area of Yorkshire. The southernmost part of the county around Darlington is covered by Darlington Borough Council.
The north east of the county is served by [[Gateshead Council]], [[South Tyneside Council]] and [[Sunderland City Council]]. Areas of the county close to the Tees estuary are under [[Hartlepool Borough Council]] and [[Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council]], the latter also containing a small area of Yorkshire. The southernmost part of the county around Darlington is covered by Darlington Borough Council.
All of the council areas that make cover County Durham form a part of the [[North East England|North East]] statistical region.
=== Similarly-named county for the purposes of lieutenancy ===
=== Similarly-named county for the purposes of lieutenancy ===
There is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] which is named after, but is both legally and geographically distinct from, County Durham. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy consists of the entirety of the areas of Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, plus around half of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (specifically that north of the [[River Tees]]).
There is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] which is named after, but is both legally and geographically distinct from, County Durham. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy consists of the entirety of the areas of Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, plus around half of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (specifically that north of the [[River Tees]]).