Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a County and an administrative county in central southern England, classified for local government purposes in the region of South East England. Around 600,000 people live on the 2610 km² (1007 sq mi) of the county. The administrative county holds five district councils - Oxford, Cherwell, Vale of the White Horse (after the Uffington White Horse), West Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire. The Vale of the White Horse and parts of South Oxfordshire south of the River Thames were previously part of Berkshire and were added to the county in 1974. Conversely, the Caversham area of Reading has traditionally been part of Oxfordshire. The county has a major tourism industry; the area is noted for the concentration of performance motorsport companies and facilities; Oxford University Press has headed a concentration of print and publishing firms; the university is also linked to the concentration of local biotechnology companies. The county town is Oxford.

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