South Yorkshire
county of England, UK
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Summary
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county[1]. It draws 3,389 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan county category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yorkshire and the Humber[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: ceremonial county of England[5]
- Capital: Barnsley[6]
- Shares border with: Nottinghamshire[7], Derbyshire[8], North Yorkshire[9], West Yorkshire[10], East Riding of Yorkshire[11], Lincolnshire[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Barnsley[13], Doncaster[14], Sheffield[15], Rotherham[16]
- Commons category: South Yorkshire[17]
- Inception: April 1, 1974[18]
- Official website: https://southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:South Yorkshire[20]
- Population: 1,402,918[21], 1,352,100[22], 1,392,105[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in South Yorkshire[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in South Yorkshire[25]
- Native label: South Yorkshire[26]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in South Yorkshire[27]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in South Yorkshire[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from South Yorkshire[29]
- Different from: Sheffield metropolitan area[30]
- Area: 1551.5641 km²[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of South Yorkshire[32]
- Economy of topic: economy of South Yorkshire[33]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of South Yorkshire[34]
Why It Matters
South Yorkshire has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]