Oxfordshire (/ˈɒksfədʃər, -ʃɪər/, OKS-fahd-shər, -⁠sheer, abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Oxford. The county is largely rural, with an area of 2,605 km2 (1,006 sq mi) and a population of 691,667. After Oxford (162,100), the largest settlements are Banbury (54,355) and Abingdon-on-Thames (37,931). For administrative purposes Oxfordshire is a non-metropolitan county governed by Oxfordshire County Council and five districts. The part of the county south of the River Thames, largely corresponding to the Vale of White Horse district, was part of the historic county of Berkshire. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)