Greater Manchester

Summary

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county of England^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Greater Manchester is located in North West England^[3].
• Greater Manchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Greater Manchester's head of government is recorded as Andy Burnham^[5].
• Greater Manchester's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].
• Greater Manchester's instance of is recorded as metropolitan county^[7].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire^[8].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Merseyside^[9].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Lancashire^[10].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[11].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as West Yorkshire^[12].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolton^[13].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bury^[14].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oldham^[15].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rochdale^[16].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stockport^[17].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tameside^[18].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Trafford^[19].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wigan^[20].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manchester^[21].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salford^[22].
• Greater Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Peine^[23].
• Greater Manchester's Commons category is recorded as Greater Manchester^[24].
• April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Greater Manchester^[25].
• Greater Manchester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5025, 'lon': -2.31}^[26].
• Greater Manchester's authority is recorded as Greater Manchester Combined Authority^[27].

Body

Geography

Greater Manchester is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in North West England^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Greater Manchester covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1275.9821'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2812569'}^[29], {'amount': '+2848286'}^[30], {'amount': '+2867800'}^[31], {'amount': '+2702200'}^[32], and {'amount': '+2911744'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England^[6] and metropolitan county^[7].

History and Context

April 1, 1974 marks the founding of Greater Manchester^[25].

Why It Matters

Greater Manchester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]