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Manchester is an English city and a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, and is one of the country's largest metropolitan areas. The city is situated in the ceremonial county of Lancashire.
England is divided into 83 counties, which are known as either metropolitan or non-metropolitan areas. These counties were created for administrative, political and geographical purposes. The 6 metropolitan areas of England are:
Typically these areas have populations of 1.2 - 1.8 million. They were created in 1974 and are divided into several districts. These areas account for 22% of the population of England.
The other counties in England are known as non-metropolitan areas. Both types of areas make up or include the traditional 48 ceremonial counties of England.
- Manchester is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester.
- Greater Manchester is one of England's six metropolitan counties.
- Greater Manchester is located within the ceremonial county of Lancashire.
England is divided into 83 counties, which are known as either metropolitan or non-metropolitan areas. These counties were created for administrative, political and geographical purposes. The 6 metropolitan areas of England are:
- Greater Manchester: City of Manchester, City of Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan.
- Merseyside: City of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral.
- South Yorkshire: City of Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham.
- Tyne and Wear: City of Newcastle upon Tyne, City of Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside.
- West Midlands: City of Birmingham, City of Coventry, City of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall.
- West Yorkshire: City of Leeds, City of Bradford, City of Wakefield, Calderdale, Kirklees.
Typically these areas have populations of 1.2 - 1.8 million. They were created in 1974 and are divided into several districts. These areas account for 22% of the population of England.
The other counties in England are known as non-metropolitan areas. Both types of areas make up or include the traditional 48 ceremonial counties of England.
