City of Wakefield facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
City of Wakefield
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![]() A view over central Wakefield, from Sandal Magna
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Constituent country | England | |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
Ceremonial county | West Yorkshire | |
Founded | 1974 | |
Admin. HQ | Wakefield | |
Government | ||
• Type | Metropolitan borough, City | |
Area | ||
• Total | 130.7 sq mi (338.6 km2) | |
Area rank | 127th | |
Population
(2005 est.)
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• Total | 348,312 | |
• Rank | Ranked 21st | |
• Density | 2,664.3/sq mi (1,028.68/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) | |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-WKF | |
ONS code | 00DB (ONS) E08000036 (GSS) |
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NUTS | 3 | |
Ethnicity | 97.7% White 1.3% S.Asian |
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Website | wakefield.gov.uk |
The City of Wakefield is a local government district in West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The population of the City of Wakefield at the 2011 Census was 325,837. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other towns include Ossett, Hemsworth, South Kirkby & Moorthorpe and South Elmsall. The City and borough are governed by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Wakefield lies between Leeds and Sheffield.
In 2010, Wakefield was named as the UK's third 'most musical' City by PRS for Music.
Images for kids
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Wakefield skyline with the towers of County Hall, the town hall and the cathedral spire
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Cornmarket, Pontefract, one of Wakefield's five towns
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Castleford Civic Centre
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The City of Wakefield MDC's Queen Anne style administrative HQ, County Hall (1898), Wakefield
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad de Wakefield para niños
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