South Yorkshire

Summary

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county^[1]. It draws 838 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_county category, ranking #5 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber^[3].
• South Yorkshire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• South Yorkshire's image is recorded as Sheffield skyline.png^[5].
• South Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as metropolitan county^[6].
• South Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[7].
• South Yorkshire's capital is recorded as Barnsley^[8].
• South Yorkshire's flag image is recorded as FlagOfSouthYorkshire.svg^[9].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Nottinghamshire^[10].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[11].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as North Yorkshire^[12].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as West Yorkshire^[13].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as East Riding of Yorkshire^[14].
• South Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Lincolnshire^[15].
• South Yorkshire's coat of arms image is recorded as South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority logo.png^[16].
• South Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barnsley^[17].
• South Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Doncaster^[18].
• South Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sheffield^[19].
• South Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rotherham^[20].
• South Yorkshire's GND ID is recorded as 4250375-9^[21].
• South Yorkshire's locator map image is recorded as South Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg^[22].
• South Yorkshire's Commons category is recorded as South Yorkshire^[23].
• South Yorkshire's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 88078^[24].
• +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South Yorkshire^[25].
• South Yorkshire's NUTS code is recorded as UKE3^[26].
• South Yorkshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5, 'lon': -1.3333333333333}^[27].

Body

Geography

South Yorkshire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Yorkshire and the Humber^[3].

Physical Characteristics

South Yorkshire's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1551.5641'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1402918'}^[29], {'amount': '+1352100'}^[30], and {'amount': '+1392105'}^[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South Yorkshire^[25].

Why It Matters

South Yorkshire draws 838 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_county category, ranking #5 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]