Information on the city of Wigan
The city of Wigan is located in the state of England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. | |
| Municipality reviews | / 5 for Wigan by City, town and village the 26 May 2021 |
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Wigan’s Administration
| Address of Wigan civic centre | WiganCivic centre Wigan The Wiend Wigan WN1 1NH United Kingdom Work+44 0194224499 | |
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| civic centre phone number | 0194224499 International: +44 0194224499 | |
| civic centre fax number | Not available | |
| civic centre email | Not available | |
| Wigan ENG official website | wigan.gov.uk | |
| 10am - 2pm, Monday to Friday | ||
| Wigan mayor | Yvonne Klieve | |
Demographics of Wigan
| Name of Wigan’s inhabitants (demonym) | Not available | |||
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| Date | Current value | Classed by Region/Country | ||
| Number of inhabitants | 307 600 population | 15 / 14 | ||
| Population density in Wigan | 4 233,4 pop/sq mi (1 634,5 pop/km²) | |||
Wigan's administrative numbers
| Wigan's city postcode | WN1 1NH (15 other communities with the same postcode) |
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Wigan's administrative data
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Country | England |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
AngersTransportation modes in Wigan
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport 27 km Manchester Airport 30.2 km Blackpool Airport 38 km |
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Wigan's territory
| Wigan's area | 72,66 sq mi (188,19 km²) |
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| Wigan's 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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Wigan’s neighbouring towns
| Wigan neighbouring towns | ||
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| Worthington | Aspull | Aspull |
| Ince in Makerfield |  | Hindley |
| Ince in Makerfield | Ince in Makerfield | Hindley |
| Wigan neighbouring towns | ||
| Ince in Makerfield 1.2 km | Hindley 1.8 km | Abram 3.3 km |
| Billinge Higher End and Winstanley 3.9 km | Aspull 4.2 km | Haigh 4.9 km |
| Ashton in Makerfield 5.7 km | Westhoughton 5.8 km | Blackrod 6.1 km |
| Worthington 6.1 km | Orrell 6.2 km | Shevington 6.4 km |
| Standish with Langtree 6.6 km | Leigh 7.2 km | Golborne 7.3 km |
| Horwich 7.8 km | Atherton 7.9 km | Up Holland 8.2 km |
| Adlington 8.8 km | Anderton 8.8 km | Heath Charnock 9.8 km |
Distance between Wigan and other main cities
| London : 282 km | Birmingham : 127 km | Leeds : 76 km |
| Glasgow : 280 km | Sheffield : 78 km | Bradford : 64 km |
| Manchester : 26 km closest | Edinburgh : 271 km | Liverpool : 28 km |
| Bristol : 232 km | Cardiff : 231 km | Wakefield : 76 km |
| Coventry : 146 km | Dudley : 119 km | Nottingham : 118 km |
Leisure and activities in Wigan’s surrounding area
| No activities found in town Wigan |