Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber
Region
	From top, left to right: Sheffield; Hull; Leeds; Bradford; Piece Hall; The Moors; Ribblehead Viaduct in The Dales
	Yorkshire and the Humber shown within England
	Coordinates: 53°34′N 1°12′W / 53.567°N 1.200°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
GO established	1994
RDA established	1998
GO abolished	2011
RDA abolished	31 March 2012
Subdivisions	5 counties East Riding of Yorkshire ; Lincolnshire (part) ; North Yorkshire (part) ; South Yorkshire ; West Yorkshire ; 3 combined authorities South Yorkshire ; West Yorkshire ; York and North Yorkshire ; 15 districts 6 unitary ; 9 metropolitan ;
Government
• MPs	54 MPs (of 650)
Area
• Total	6,010 sq mi (15,560 km2)
• Land	5,948 sq mi (15,404 km2)
• Rank	5th
Population (2022)
• Total	5,541,262
• Rank	7th
• Density	900/sq mi (360/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 85.4% White ; 8.9% Asian ; 2.1% Mixed ; 2.1% Black ; 1.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 44.9% Christianity ; 39.4% no religion ; 8.1% Islam ; 0.5% Hinduism ; 0.4% Sikhism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.2% Judaism ; 0.4% other ; 5.7% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ITL code	TLE
GSS code	E12000003

Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes.^[a] The population in 2021 was 5,480,774^[3] with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York.

It is subdivided into the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire (excluding areas in the Tees Valley of North East England), South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire. The committees for the region ceased to exist after the 12 April 2010;^[4] regional ministers were not reappointed by the incoming Cameron–Clegg coalition government, with the associated government offices abolished in 2011.

^ "Standard Area Measurements (Latest) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Yorkshire and the Humber Region (E12000003)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (27 May 2010). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 May 2010 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[ONS_Standard_Area_Measurement-1] "Standard Area Measurements (Latest) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[popstats-2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-3] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Yorkshire and the Humber Region (E12000003)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[5] Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (27 May 2010). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 May 2010 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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