East Midlands

East Midlands
East Midlands
Region
	From top, left to right: Northampton; Leicester; Nottingham; Derby; Sherwood Forest; Lincoln Cathedral; Rutland Water; Peak District
	East Midlands, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
	Coordinates: 52°59′N 0°45′W / 52.98°N 0.75°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Districts	6 unitary; 29 non-metropolitan in 4 non-metropolitan counties;
Counties	Derbyshire; Leicestershire; Lincolnshire (part); Northamptonshire; Nottinghamshire; Rutland;
Government
• Type	Local authority leaders' board
• Body	East Midlands Councils
• House of Commons	46 MPs (of 650)
Area
• Total	6,105 sq mi (15,811 km2)
• Land	6,032 sq mi (15,624 km2)
• Water	8 sq mi (20 km2)
• Rank	4th
Population (2021)
• Total	4,880,094
• Rank	8th
• Density	810/sq mi (312/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 85.7% White ; 8.0% Asian ; 2.7% Black ; 2.4% Mixed ; 1.3% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 45.4% Christianity ; 40.0% no religion ; 4.3% Islam ; 2.5% Hinduism ; 1.1% Sikhism ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.5% other ; 5.9% not stated ;
GSS code	E12000004
ITL code	TLF
GVA	2021 estimate
• Total	£118.4 billion
• Rank	8th
• Per capita	£24,261
• Rank	8th
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	£134.2 billion
• Rank	8th
• Per capita	£27,505
• Rank	8th

The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except for North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km² (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011. With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.^[6]

The region is primarily served by East Midlands Airport, which lies between Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. The main cities in the region are Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham. The largest towns in these counties are Boston, Chesterfield, Coalville, Corby, Glossop, Grantham, Kettering, Loughborough, Northampton, Mansfield, Oakham, Swadlincote and Wellingborough.

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^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – East Midlands Region (E12000004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross value added (balanced) per head and income components". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: all ITL regions". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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