Greater Manchester
metropolitan county in North West England
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Summary
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county of England[1]. It draws 10,552 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #7 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North West England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Head of government: Andy Burnham[5]
- Instance of: metropolitan county[6]
- Shares border with: Cheshire[7], Merseyside[8], Lancashire[9], Derbyshire[10], West Yorkshire[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bolton[12], Bury[13], Oldham[14], Rochdale[15], Stockport[16], Tameside[17], Trafford[18], Wigan[19], Manchester[20], Salford[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Peine[22]
- Commons category: Greater Manchester[23]
- Inception: April 1, 1974[24]
- Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greater Manchester[26]
- Commons gallery: Greater Manchester[27]
- Population: 2,812,569[28], 2,848,286[29], 2,867,800[30], 2,702,200[31], 2,911,744[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Greater Manchester[33]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Greater Manchester[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Greater Manchester[36]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Greater Manchester[37]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Greater Manchester[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Greater Manchester[39]
- Different from: Greater Manchester[40], Manchester metropolitan area[41]
- Area: 1275.9821 km²[42]
- Geography of topic: geography of Greater Manchester[43]
- Coextensive with: Greater Manchester[44]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Greater Manchester[45]
Why It Matters
Greater Manchester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]