West Yorkshire, England
| West Yorkshire | |
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| County | |
 West Yorkshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 53°45′N 1°40′W / 53.750°N 1.667°WCoordinates: 53°45′N 1°40′W / 53.750°N 1.667°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Preceded by | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Origin | Local Government Act 1972 |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Ingrid Roscoe |
| High Sheriff | Ed Anderson |
| Area | 2,029 km2 (783 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 29th of 48 |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 2,281,700 |
| • Ranked | 4th of 48 |
| Density | 1,124/km2 (2,910/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 81.8% White 11.6% S. Asian 2.1% Mixed 2.1% Black 2.4% Other |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Government | West Yorkshire Combined Authority |
| Admin HQ | Leeds |
| ONS code | 2F |
| GSS code | E11000006 |
| NUTS | UKE4 |
| Website | www |
 Districts of West Yorkshire Metropolitan districts |
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| Districts | |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | West Yorkshire Police |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire (briefly to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west), Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and South Yorkshire (to the south and south-east).
Leeds, informally, is the capital of West Yorkshire, and by extension, Yorkshire. In previous years Sheffield (South Yorkshire) may have held the title, and historically it would have been York (North Yorkshire), however Leeds (city) has developed into the third biggest in the UK by population after London and Birmingham. As well as this, the Leeds-Bradford metropolitan county a.k.a urban area has grown to become the 4th largest in the UK after Greater London, West Midlands (Birmingham) and Greater Manchester with a population over 2.2 million.
Remnants of a strong industrialisation in coal, wool and iron ore industries remain in the county having attracted people over the centuries, and this can be seen the buildings and architecture. The greatest hub Leeds may become a terminus for a north-east limb of High Speed 2. Major railways and three major motorways traverse the county. In the heart of the county is Leeds Bradford International Airport.
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