Midlands

The Midlands
The Midlands region shown in England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Major cities	Birmingham Coventry Derby Leicester Lincoln Nottingham Stoke Wolverhampton Worcester
Principal settlements	A 'Metro' cities B Other 'cities' A1. W Midlands Urban Area (Birmingham, Wolv'n) A2. Nottingham Urban Area A3. Leicester Urban Area A4. Stoke/Trent Urban Area A5. Coventry Urban Area B1. Derby B2. Northampton B3. Telford B4. Chesterfield B5. Worcester B6. Lincoln B7. Shrewsbury B8. Hereford B9. Stafford B10. Warwick B11. Oakham
Area
• Total	28,627 km2 (11,053 sq mi)
Highest elevation	703.6 m (2,308 ft)
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	10,831,000
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demonym	Midlander
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)

The Midlands is the central part of England, bordered by Wales, Northern England, Southern England and the North Sea. The Midlands correspond broadly to the early-medieval kingdom of Mercia, and later became important in the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. They are now split into two official regions, the West Midlands and East Midlands. The Midlands' biggest city, Birmingham, is the second-largest in the United Kingdom. Other important cities include Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, and Worcester.