West Midlands (Metropolitan County)
West Midlands | |
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geography | |
Status: |
Ceremonial County Metropolitan County |
Region : | West Midlands |
Area : | 902 km² |
Demographics | |
Population: | 2,916,458 ( 2018 ) |
Population density : | 3,233 / km² |
Metropolitan Boroughs | |
West Midlands is a metropolitan county in central-west England . The county is part of the much larger West Midlands and borders Warwickshire , Worcestershire and Staffordshire .
West Midlands includes the metropolitan boroughs of Birmingham , Wolverhampton , Coventry , Dudley , Sandwell , Solihull and Walsall .
History and administration
Metropolitan County West Midlands was re-established in 1974 as part of local government reform. Previously, Birmingham and Coventry belonged to Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and some other parts to Staffordshire and further areas to Worcestershire. The county council was dissolved in 1986; its administrative tasks were essentially transferred to the metropolitan boroughs. The boroughs perform some tasks through community organizations (e.g. fire brigade, police, passenger transport).
West Midlands continues to be a ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant serving as the Queen's personal representative.
places
- Aldridge
- Balsall Common , Bloxwich , Bilston , Birmingham , Blackheath , Brierley Hill
- Coventry
- Dorridge , Dudley
- Halesowen , Hampton-in-Arden
- Marston Green , Meriden
- Oldbury
- Pennfields
- Rowley Regis
- Sedgley , Smethwick , Solihull , Stourbridge , Sutton Coldfield
- Tipton
- Walsall , Wednesfield , Wednesbury , West Bromwich , Wolverhampton
Attractions
- Aston Hall , Birmingham
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- Black Country Living Museum
- Coventry Cathedral
- Dudley Castle
- Coventry Transport Museum
- Netherton tunnel
- Perrott's Folly
- Sarehole Mill
Individual evidence
- Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 53 ′ W