Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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| Admin HQ | Leeds |
| Area - Total | 5th in England 15,420 km² |
| Population - Total (2001) - Density | 6th in England 4,964,838 322/km² |
| NUTS 1: | UKE |
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the traditional county of Yorkshire, along with the part of northern Lincolnshire that was previously in Humberside.
It is one of the two regions (along with the North West) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected regional assembly. The North East region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott subsequently announced that he would not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expired in June, 2005.
The highest point of the region is Whernside, in the Yorkshire Dales, at 737 metres.
The population in 2005 was 5,854,357.
Local government
The official region consists of the following subdivisions:
| Map | Ceremonial county | County/ unitary | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire * | 1. Sheffield 2. Rotherham 3. Barnsley 4. Doncaster | |
| West Yorkshire * | 5. Wakefield 6. Kirklees 7. Calderdale 8. Bradford 9. Leeds | ||
| North Yorkshire (part only) | 10. North Yorkshire † | Selby Harrogate Craven Richmondshire Hambleton Ryedale Scarborough | |
| 11. York | |||
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 12. East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| 13. Hull | |||
| Lincolnshire (part only) | 14. North Lincolnshire | ||
| 15. North East Lincolnshire | |||
Key: shire county = † | metropolitan county = *
It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been split up, and the councils of West and South Yorkshire abolished, and York has seceded from North Yorkshire. The older form of the name is still occasionally seen.
External links
- [Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber]
- [Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber]
- [Yorkshire Forward - Regional Development Agency]
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| Regions of England: East of England | East Midlands | London | North East | North West | South East | South West | West Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York | |
| Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire |
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