West Midlands (region)

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West Midlands
Region
From top, left to right: Birmingham; Coventry; Malvern Hills; the Wrekin; Trentham Estate; Shakespeare's Birthplace; Droitwich Canal
West Midlands region shown within England
Coordinates: 52°28′43.9″N 2°15′22.7″W / 52.478861°N 2.256306°W / 52.478861; -2.256306
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
GO established	1994
RDA established	1998
GO abolished	2011
RDA abolished	31 March 2012
Subdivisions	6 counties Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire West Midlands Worcestershire 1 combined authorities West Midlands 30 districts 4 unitary 7 metropolitan 19 non-metropolitan in 3 non-metropolitan counties
Government
• MPs	59 MPs (of 650)
Area [1]
• Total	5,021 sq mi (13,004 km2)
• Land	5,019 sq mi (12,998 km2)
• Rank	7th
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	6,021,653
• Rank	5th
• Density	1,200/sq mi (463/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 77.0% White 13.3% Asian 4.5% Black 3.0% Mixed 2.1% other
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 46.6% Christianity 32.9% no religion 9.6% Islam 2.9% Sikhism 1.5% Hinduism 0.3% Buddhism 0.1% Judaism 0.5% other 5.7% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ITL code	TLG
GSS code	E12000005

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The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. The region has seven cities; Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester.

The West Midlands region is geographically diverse, from the urban central areas of the West Midlands conurbation to the rural counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire which border Wales. The region is landlocked. However, the longest river in the UK, the River Severn, traverses the region southeastwards, flowing through the county towns of Shrewsbury and Worcester, and the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Staffordshire is home to the industrialised Potteries conurbation, including the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and the Staffordshire Moorlands area, which borders the southeastern Peak District National Park near Leek. The region also encompasses five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Wye Valley, Shropshire Hills, Cannock Chase, Malvern Hills, and parts of the Cotswolds. Warwickshire is home to the towns of Stratford upon Avon, birthplace of writer William Shakespeare, Rugby, the birthplace of Rugby football and Nuneaton, birthplace to author George Eliot.