South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire
Metropolitan and Ceremonial county
Top to bottom, left to right: Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley
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Coordinates: 53°30′N 1°20′W / 53.500°N 1.333°W / 53.500; -1.333
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Established	1 April 1974
Established by	Local Government Act 1972
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	South Yorkshire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Andrew Coombe
High Sheriff	Mrs Carole O'Neill[1] (2020–21)
Area	1,552 km2 (599 sq mi)
• Ranked	38th of 48
Population (2022)	1,402,918
• Ranked	10th of 48
Density	904/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
Ethnicity	90.7% White 3.4% S.Asian 2.0% Black 1.5% Mixed 2.5% Other
Metropolitan county
Government	• Type Combined authority • Body South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority • Mayor Oliver Coppard (L)
Joint committees	South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat
Admin HQ	Sheffield
ONS code	2C
GSS code	E11000003
ITL	UKE3
Website	southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
Districts
Districts of South Yorkshire
Districts	Sheffield Rotherham Doncaster Barnsley

South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield.

The county is largely urban, with an area of 1,552 km² (599 sq mi) and a population of 1,402,918. The largest settlements after Sheffield (556,500) are the city of Doncaster (113,566), Rotherham (109,697), and Barnsley (96,888). The east and west of the county are more rural. The county is governed by four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, City of Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield. They collaborate through South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

South Yorkshire lies on the edge of the Pennines, and the west of the county contains part of the Peak District National Park. The River Don rises in these hills, and flows through Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster before reaching the flat Humberhead Levels in the east of the county.