East Midlands
East Midlands | |
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From top, left to right: Northampton; Leicester; Nottingham; Derby; Sherwood Forest; Lincoln Cathedral; Rutland Water; Peak District | |
East Midlands shown within England | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′N 0°45′W / 52.98°N 0.75°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 | East Midlands Councils |
| • MPs | 47 MPs (of 650) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,105 sq mi (15,811 km2) |
| • Land | 6,032 sq mi (15,623 km2) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,063,164 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (324/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 | TLF |
| GSS code | E12000004 |
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The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except for North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has a land area of 15,623 km2 (6,032 sq mi), with an estimated population 5,063,164 in 2024. With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
The main cities in the region are Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham. The largest towns in these counties are Boston, Chesterfield, Coalville, Corby, Glossop, Grantham, Kettering, Loughborough, Newark-on-Trent, Northampton, Mansfield, Oakham, Swadlincote and Wellingborough.