Yorkshire and the Humber
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Region |area_km2= 15,420 |area_rank= 5th |density = 322/km² |nuts= UKE |euro=
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Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the
regions of England. It covers most of the
traditional county of
Yorkshire, along with the part of northern
Lincolnshire that was previously in
Humberside.
It is one of the two regions (along with the
North West) that were expected to have a referendum about the establishment of an elected
regional assembly. The
North East region of England recently rejected having an elected regional assembly in a referendum.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott subsequently announced that he would not move orders for other referendums before the relevant provisions expired in June,
2005.
The highest point of the region is
Whernside, in the
Yorkshire Dales, at 737 metres. The largest freshwater lake is Hornsea Mere in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The population in
2005 was 5,854,357.
The official
region consists of the following subdivisions:
Key:
shire county = † |
metropolitan county = *
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The flag of Yorkshire as proposed by regionalist parties |
It was originally called
Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as
North Yorkshire,
West Yorkshire,
South Yorkshire and
Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been abolished, and the councils of West and South Yorkshire abolished, and York has seceded from North Yorkshire. The older form of the name is still occasionally seen.
*
Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber*
Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber*
Yorkshire Forward - Regional Development Agency
