notoriousJ.I.M said:Here's c/o the Wikipedia
over in the music section the notororious j.i.m. mentioned an article on bleep & bass in wikipedia, which then led to my investigating the wikipedia links about various uk cities -- talk about bloody confusing!!!
so we have this about Bradford:
"The Bradford Metropolitan District (population:477,775) is England's 4th largest metropolitan area in terms of population"
and this about Leeds:
"Leeds is part of a metropolitan borough named the City of Leeds. According to the 2001 census the urban area of the city had a population of 429,242 while the full City of Leeds had a population of 716,513, the boundaries of the City of Leeds however include places which are separate from the urban area of Leeds itself and are not generally considered part of the urban city. Recent population estimates make Leeds the third largest English city."
this about Sheffield:
"Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. The population of the City of Sheffield in 2002 was estimated at 512,242. It has grown, from its industrial roots to encompass a wide economic base and is now the third largest city in England, the fourth largest in Great Britain, and the only one in South Yorkshire."
this about Birmingham:
"Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the UK's second largest and most ethnically diverse city and continues to be considered the country's "second city". The City of Birmingham has a population of 992,100 (2003 estimate); the Birmingham metropolitan area (the West Midlands county) has a population of 2,575,768."
this about Manchester:
"Manchester is a city in North West England . . . . In 2002 the central district had a population of 422,302. This district is the heart of a large conurbation called the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which has a population of 2,513,468."
this about Liverpool:
"Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north west England . . . . The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026."
Could somebody please sort this mess out for me? I can't make heads or tales of it.
What are the largest cities in the UK, in order? And what are the largest metropolitan areas, in order?