North West | |
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From top, left to right: Liverpool; Manchester; Blackpool; Chester; Forest of Bowland; Morecambe Bay; Lake District | |
![]() North West region shown within England | |
Coordinates: 54°04′30″N 02°45′00″W / 54.07500°N 2.75000°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
GO established | 1994 |
RDA established | 1998 |
GO abolished | 2011 |
RDA abolished | 31 March 2012 |
Subdivisions |
35 districts
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Government | |
• Type | Local authority leaders' board |
• Body | North West Regional Leaders Board |
• MPs | 75 MPs (of 650) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,759 sq mi (14,915 km2) |
• Land | 5,447 sq mi (14,108 km2) |
• Rank | 6th |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 7,516,113 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 1,380/sq mi (533/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ITL code | TLD |
GSS code | E12000002 |
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North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,417,397 in 2021.[4] It is the third-most-populated region in the United Kingdom, after the South East and Greater London. The largest settlements are Manchester and Liverpool.