South Yorkshire
| South Yorkshire | |
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Clockwise from top left: Sheffield city centre from Meersbrook Park, industry in Aldwarke, more rural Hellaby, 12th century Conisbrough Castle in Conisbrough, central Doncaster, and Barnsley
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 South Yorkshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 53°30′N 1°20′W / 53.500°N 1.333°WCoordinates: 53°30′N 1°20′W / 53.500°N 1.333°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Established by | Local Government Act 1972 |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Andrew Coombe |
| High Sheriff | Dr Julie MacDonald (2016-17) |
| Area | 1,552 km2 (599 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 38th of 48 |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 1,374,700 |
| • Ranked | 10th of 48 |
| Density | 885/km2 (2,290/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 90.7% White 3.4% S.Asian 2.0% Black 1.5% Mixed 2.5% Other |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Government | Sheffield City Region Combined Authority |
| Joint committees | South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat |
| Admin HQ | Sheffield |
| ONS code | 2C |
| GSS code | E11000003 |
| NUTS | UKE3 |
| Website | southyorks |
 Districts of South Yorkshire Metropolitan districts |
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| Districts | |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | South Yorkshire Police |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is the southernmost county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region and had a population of 1.34 million in 2011. It has an area of 1,552 square kilometres (599 sq mi) and consists of four metropolitan boroughs, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. South Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 with Barnsley as its county town.
Lying on the east side of the Pennines, South Yorkshire is landlocked, and borders Derbyshire to the west and south-west, West Yorkshire to the north-west, North Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east and Nottinghamshire to the south-east. The Sheffield Urban Area is the tenth most populous conurbation in the UK, and dominates the western half of South Yorkshire with over half of the county's population living within it. South Yorkshire lies within the Sheffield City Region with Barnsley also being within the Leeds City Region, reflecting its geographical position midway between Yorkshire's two largest cities.
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