Metropolitan County
| Metropolitan County | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kategorie | Counties |
| Landestei | England |
| Vawoitungsobaeihheit | Regiona |
| Grindung | Local Government Act 1972 |
| Grindungsdatum | 1. Aprü 1974 |
| Ozoih | 6 (seit 2008) |
| Zuasätzlicha Status | Zeremonieje Grofschoft |
| Eihwohnazoih | 1,2–2,8 Milliona |
| Vawoitungsuntaeihheit | Metropolitan District |
A Metropolitan County is a 1974 eihgfiahta Typ vo Vawoitungseihheitn in England. Mid iahra Eihrichtung is da Totsoch Rechnung trong worn, doss de weahnd da Industriejn Revolution entstondna Ballungsgebiete de traditionejn Grofschoftsgrenzn iwalogan. 1986 san unta Margaret Thatcher de Räd vo da Metropolitan Countys obgschofft worn, wel se Bastiona vo da Labour Party woan. Iahre Kompetenzn san on de untagliedatn Metropolitan Boroughs delegiat worn. Ois administrative und statistische Eihheitn bstenga de Metropolitan Countys jedoch foat. Es gibt foingde sechs Metropolitan Countys:
| Nam | Bevejkarung (2014)[1] |
Fläch (in km²) |
Metropolitan Boroughs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 2.732.854 | 1276 | Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan |
| Merseyside | 1.391.113 | 645 | Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral |
| South Yorkshire | 1.365.847 | 1552 | Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham |
| Tyne and Wear | 1.118.713 | 540 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Sunderland |
| West Midlands | 2.808.356 | 902 | Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton |
| West Yorkshire | 2.264.329 | 2209 | Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield |
Aa Greater London wead monchmoi ois Metropolitan County bezeichnt, obglei diesa Vawoitungsbeziak a ondane Afgomstejung und Definition hod.
Nem de Metropolitan Countys gibts außadem de Non-Metropolitan Countys, de si in Non-Metropolitan Districts untagliedan.