Rochdale (borough) - Definition and Overview

Borough of Rochdale

Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Greater Manchester
Area: - Total	Ranked 207th 158.08 km²
Admin. HQ:	Rochdale
ONS code:	00BQ
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 64th 206,218 1,305 / km²
Ethnicity:	88.6% White 9.8% S.Asian
Politics
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	All party
MPs:	Jim Dobbin, Lorna Fitzsimons

Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. Its main town is Rochdale. Other towns are Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle.

The town of Rochdale is located at 53°37'00" North, 02°09'00" West (53.6167, -2.1500)¹.

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Districts of England - North West England
Allerdale \| Barrow-in-Furness \| Blackburn with Darwen \| Blackpool \| Bolton \| Burnley \| Bury \| Carlisle \| Chester \| Chorley \| Congleton \| Copeland \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Eden \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Fylde \| Halton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley \| Lancaster \| Liverpool \| Macclesfield \| Manchester \| Oldham \| Pendle \| Preston \| Ribble Valley \| Rochdale \| Rossendale \| St Helens \| Salford \| Sefton \| South Lakeland \| South Ribble \| Stockport \| Tameside \| Trafford \| Vale Royal \| Warrington \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral \| Wyre
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

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