Yorkshire and the Humber Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Admin HQ | Leeds |
| Area - Total | 5th in England 15,420 km² |
| Population - Total (2001) - Density | 6th in England 4,964,838 322/km² |
| NUTS 1: | UKE |
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 are 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. The referendums in this region and in the North West region are currently on hold pending the evaluation of all-postal balloting.
It is divided into the following local government areas:
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It was originally called Yorkshire and Humberside, and defined as North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside. Since then, Humberside has been split up, 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.
See also: Spurn, Subdivisions of England
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