West Yorkshire

Summary

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county^[1]. It draws 2,262 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_county category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber^[3].
• West Yorkshire is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• West Yorkshire's image is recorded as Leeds CBD at night.jpg^[5].
• West Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as metropolitan county^[6].
• West Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[7].
• West Yorkshire's flag image is recorded as Unofficial Flag of West Yorkshire.svg^[8].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[9].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as South Yorkshire^[10].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Greater Manchester^[11].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Lancashire^[12].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as North Yorkshire^[13].
• West Yorkshire's coat of arms image is recorded as West Yorkshire Combined Authority.svg^[14].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bradford^[15].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Calderdale^[16].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kirklees^[17].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leeds^[18].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wakefield^[19].
• West Yorkshire's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134872403^[20].
• West Yorkshire's GND ID is recorded as 4079201-8^[21].
• West Yorkshire's locator map image is recorded as West Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg^[22].
• West Yorkshire's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81006936^[23].
• West Yorkshire's Commons category is recorded as West Yorkshire^[24].
• West Yorkshire's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 88079^[25].
• +1974-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Yorkshire^[26].
• West Yorkshire's NUTS code is recorded as UKE4^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

West Yorkshire's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2029.2585'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2320214'}^[29], {'amount': '+2345235'}^[30], {'amount': '+2240700'}^[31], and {'amount': '+2378148'}^[32].

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 West Yorkshire^[26].

Why It Matters

West Yorkshire draws 2,262 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_county category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]