Greater Manchester

Summary

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county of England^[1]. It draws 2,162 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #7 of 36).^[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 image is recorded as Manchester from the air (geograph 6532147).jpg^[6].
• Greater Manchester's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[7].
• Greater Manchester's instance of is recorded as metropolitan county^[8].
• Greater Manchester's flag image is recorded as Unofficial County Flag of Greater Manchester.svg^[9].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire^[10].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Merseyside^[11].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Lancashire^[12].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[13].
• Greater Manchester's shares border with is recorded as West Yorkshire^[14].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolton^[15].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bury^[16].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oldham^[17].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rochdale^[18].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stockport^[19].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tameside^[20].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Trafford^[21].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wigan^[22].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manchester^[23].
• Greater Manchester's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salford^[24].
• Greater Manchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Peine^[25].
• Greater Manchester's GND ID is recorded as 4382257-5^[26].
• Greater Manchester's locator map image is recorded as Greater Manchester UK locator map 2010.svg^[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's area is recorded as {'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^[7] and metropolitan county^[8].

History and Context

+1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Greater Manchester^[34].

Why It Matters

Greater Manchester draws 2,162 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #7 of 36).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]