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There are six metropolitan counties in England, which each cover large urban areas, typically with populations of 1.2 to 2.8 million.[1] They were created in 1974 and are each divided into several metropolitan districts.
There are no county councils any more since 1986. Most of their functions were taken over by the individual boroughs. So the boroughs became unitary authorities. The remaining functions were taken over by so-called joint-boards.[2]
The metropolitan counties have population densities of between 838 (South Yorkshire) and 28 (West Midlands) people/km². Individual metropolitan districts range from 4 people/km² in Liverpool to only 500 people/km² in Doncaster.[3]
- ↑ Jones, B. et al., Politics UK, (2004)
- ↑ Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Aspects of Britain: Local Government, (1996)
- ↑ "2001 census : KS01 Usual resident population". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2007-03-19.