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Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
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For the town itself, see Oldham.
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of 243,912 in 2022, making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester.[3] The borough spans 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi).[5]
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Borough of Oldham | |
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Coordinates: 53°32′N 2°07′W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial county and city region | Greater Manchester |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Named for | Oldham |
Administrative HQ | Oldham Civic Centre |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• Body | Oldham Council |
• Executive | Leader and cabinet |
• Control | No overall control |
• Leader | Arooj Shah (L) |
• Mayor | Zahid Chauhan |
• MPs | 3 MPs
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Area | |
• Total | 55 sq mi (142 km2) |
• Rank | 167th |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 243,912 |
• Rank | 77th |
• Density | 4,440/sq mi (1,714/km2) |
Demonym | Oldhamer |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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ISO 3166 code | GB-OLD |
GSS code | E08000004 |
Website | oldham |
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