East Midlands
Region of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 an area of 15,811 km2 (6,105 sq mi), with a population almost 4.9 million in 2021.[1][2] 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.[6]
East Midlands | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 52.98°N 0.75°W / 52.98; -0.75 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Districts | |
Counties | |
Government | |
• Type | Local authority leaders' board |
• Body | East Midlands Councils |
• House of Commons | 46 MPs (of 650) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,105 sq mi (15,811 km2) |
• Land | 6,032 sq mi (15,623 km2) |
• Water | 8 sq mi (20 km2) |
• Rank | 4th |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 4,880,094 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 810/sq mi (312/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
|
GSS code | E12000004 |
ITL code | TLF |
GVA | 2021 estimate[4] |
• Total | £118.4 billion |
• Rank | 8th |
• Per capita | £24,261 |
• Rank | 8th |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
• Total | £134.2 billion |
• Rank | 8th |
• Per capita | £27,505 |
• Rank | 8th |
The region is primarily served by East Midlands Airport, which lies between Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. 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, Northampton, Mansfield, Oakham, Swadlincote and Wellingborough.