Belper Urban District

{{Short description|Government district in Derbyshire, England}}

{{for|the town|Belper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox historic subdivision|

|Name= Belper

|HQ= Belper

|Status= Urban District

|Start= 1894

|End= 1974

|Replace= Amber Valley

|Map= 250px
Belper Urban District shown within Derbyshire in 1970.

|PopulationFirst= 11,640

|PopulationFirstYear= 1911

|PopulationLast= 15,552

|PopulationLastYear= 1961

|AreaFirst= {{convert|3183|acre|km2}}

|AreaFirstYear= 1911

|AreaLast= {{convert|4294|acre|km2}}

|AreaLastYear= 1961

|Government= Belper Urban District Council

}}

Belper was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.{{cite vob |name=Belper Urban District |url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10023749|accessdate=2016-03-10}}F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II: Northern England, London, 1991 It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

It was enlarged in 1934 when part of the civil parish of Milford was transferred to the district from Belper Rural District.

The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and combined with various other local government districts in central and eastern Derbyshire to form the new Amber Valley district.