West Yorkshire

Summary

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county^[1]. It draws 5,719 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 instance of is recorded as metropolitan county^[5].
• West Yorkshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Derbyshire^[7].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as South Yorkshire^[8].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Greater Manchester^[9].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as Lancashire^[10].
• West Yorkshire's shares border with is recorded as North Yorkshire^[11].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bradford^[12].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Calderdale^[13].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kirklees^[14].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leeds^[15].
• West Yorkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wakefield^[16].
• West Yorkshire's Commons category is recorded as West Yorkshire^[17].
• April 1, 1974 marks the founding of West Yorkshire^[18].
• West Yorkshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.75, 'lon': -1.6666666666667}^[19].
• West Yorkshire's official website is recorded as https://www.wyjs.org.uk/^[20].
• West Yorkshire's official website is recorded as https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/^[21].
• West Yorkshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Yorkshire^[22].
• West Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+2320214'}^[23].
• West Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+2345235'}^[24].
• West Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+2240700'}^[25].
• West Yorkshire has a population of {'amount': '+2378148'}^[26].
• West Yorkshire's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in West Yorkshire^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2029.2585'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2320214'}^[23], {'amount': '+2345235'}^[24], {'amount': '+2240700'}^[25], and {'amount': '+2378148'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan county^[5] and ceremonial county of England^[6].

History and Context

April 1, 1974 marks the founding of West Yorkshire^[18].

Why It Matters

West Yorkshire draws 5,719 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.^[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]