Wast Yorkshire Urban Aurie
The Wast Yorkshire Urban Aurie is a term uised bi the Office for National Statistics (ONS) tae refer tae a conurbation in Wast Yorkshire, Ingland, based aroond the ceeties o Leeds, Bradford an Wakefield, an the lairge toun o Huddersfield. Housomeivver, it excludes touns such as Castleford, Halifax, Pontefract an Wetherby which though pairt o the coonty o Wast Yorkshire are considered independently. There are substantial auries o agricultural land athin the designatit aurie - mair nor in ony ither offeecial urban aurie in Ingland - mony o the touns an ceeties are anerlie juist connectit wi ane anither bi narrae ootlyin strips o development.
| Wast Yorkshire Urban Aurie | |
|---|---|
 West Yorkshire Urban Area map | |
| Area | 370.02 km2 (142.87 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,499,465 |
| • Density | 4,052/km2 (10,490/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SE455215 |
| Metropolitan coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Police | Wast Yorkshire |
| Fire | Wast Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Pairlament | Yorkshire an the Humber |
Urban Subdiveesions eedit
The ONS gives the conurbation a population o 1,499,465 (2001 census),[1] which maks it the fowert-maist populous in the UK. The ONS breaks the aurie doun intae the follaein sub-diveesions:[2]
References eedit
- ↑ National Statistics (2005). "Focus on people and migration: chapter 3 The UK's major urban areas" (PDF). p. 47. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 15 Februar 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
- ↑ "West Yorkshire Urban Area". National Statistics Online. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2009.