Information on Wigan
The Metropolitan borough of Wigan is located in England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. |
Wigan Metropolitan borough COUNCIL
| Wigan council address | WiganCivic centre Wigan The Wiend Wigan WN1 1NH United Kingdom Work+44 0194224499 | |
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| Phone number of Wigan council | 0194224499 International: +44 0194224499 | |
| Email of Wigan council | Not available | |
| Official website of Wigan council | wigan.gov.uk | |
| Opening hours of Wigan council | 10am - 2pm, Monday to Friday | |
| Mayor of Wigan | Yvonne Klieve | |
Demography of Wigan
| Name of Wigan inhabitants (demonym) | Not available | |||
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| Date | Current value | Classed by Region/Country | ||
| Population | 307 600 inhabitants | 15 / 14 | ||
| Population density in Wigan | 4 233,4 pop/sq mi (1 634,5 pop/km²) | |||
Wigan administrative division
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Country | England |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
Transportation modes in Wigan
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport 16.8 miles Manchester Airport 18.8 miles Blackpool Airport 23.6 miles |
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Wigan territory
| Wigan area | 72,66 sq mi (188,19 km²) |
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| Wigan altitude | 79 Altitude feet |
| Geographical coordinates | Latitude: 53.533 Longitude: -2.617 Latitude: 53° 31' 59'' North Longitude: 2° 37' 1'' West |
| Time zone | UTC +0:00 (Europe/London) Summer time : UTC +1:00 Winter time : UTC +0:00 |
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| Cities twinned with Wigan | |
 Angers |
| Natural parks | Wigan isn't part of a natural park |
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What is Wigan close to?
| Wigan neighbouring municipalities | ||
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| Worthington | Aspull | Aspull |
| Ince in Makerfield |  | Hindley |
| Ince in Makerfield | Ince in Makerfield | Hindley |
| Wigan neighbouring municipalities | ||
| Ince in Makerfield 0.8 miles | Hindley 1.1 miles | Abram 2.1 miles |
| Billinge Higher End and Winstanley 2.4 miles | Aspull 2.6 miles | Haigh 3 miles |
| Ashton in Makerfield 3.5 miles | Westhoughton 3.6 miles | Blackrod 3.8 miles |
| Worthington 3.8 miles | Orrell 3.9 miles | Shevington 4 miles |
| Standish with Langtree 4.1 miles | Leigh 4.5 miles | Golborne 4.5 miles |
| Horwich 4.8 miles | Atherton 4.9 miles | Up Holland 5.1 miles |
| Adlington 5.5 miles | Anderton 5.5 miles | Heath Charnock 6.1 miles |
Distance between Wigan and other main cities and towns
| London : 175 miles | Birmingham : 79 miles | Leeds : 48 miles |
| Glasgow : 174 miles | Sheffield : 48 miles | Bradford : 40 miles |
| Manchester : 16 miles closest | Edinburgh : 169 miles | Bristol : 144 miles |
| Liverpool : 18 miles | Cardiff : 144 miles | Wakefield : 47 miles |
| Coventry : 90 miles | Dudley : 74 miles | Nottingham : 73 miles |
| Distances are calculated as the crow flies | ||
World heritage site close to Wigan Metropolitan borough
| Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City Cultural |
Leisure and activities in Wigan surrounding area
| No activities found in town Wigan |