Information on Wakefield
The City and metropolitan borough of Wakefield is located in England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. |
Wakefield City and metropolitan borough COUNCIL
Wakefield council address | WakefieldCivic centre Wakefield Town Hall Wood Street Wakefield WF1 2HQ United Kingdom Work+44 0845850650 | |
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Phone number of Wakefield council | 0845850650 International: +44 0845850650 | |
Email of Wakefield council | Loading... | |
Official website of Wakefield council | wakefield.gov.uk | |
Mayor of Wakefield | Cllr Charles Keith |
Demography of Wakefield
Name of Wakefield inhabitants (demonym) | Not available | |||
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Date | Current value | Classed by Region/Country | ||
Population | 325 600 inhabitants | 11 / 12 | ||
Population density in Wakefield | 2 490,5 pop/sq mi (961,6 pop/km²) |
Wakefield administrative data
Country | United Kingdom |
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Country | England |
Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
Information on Wakefield
Cities twinned with Wakefield |
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Xiangyang | Castres | Hénin-Beaumont |
Herne | Castrop-Rauxel | Alfeld |
Alfeld | Konin | Belgorod |
Belgorod |
Namesake of Wakefield |
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Natural parks | Wakefield isn't part of a natural park |
Transportation modes in Wakefield
Airport | Leeds Bradford Airport 14.3 miles Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24.9 miles Manchester Airport 39.2 miles |
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Wakefield territory
Wakefield area | 130,73 sq mi (338,60 km²) |
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Wakefield altitude | 148 Altitude feet |
Geographical coordinates | Latitude: 53.683 Longitude: -1.499 Latitude: 53° 40' 59'' North Longitude: 1° 29' 56'' West |
Time zone | UTC +0:00 (Europe/London) Summer time : UTC +1:00 Winter time : UTC +0:00 |
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What is Wakefield close to?
Wakefield neighbouring municipalities | ||
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Dewsbury | Dewsbury | Castleford |
Dewsbury | Castleford | |
Saddleworth | Barnsley | Barnsley |
Wakefield neighbouring municipalities | ||
Dewsbury 5.7 miles | Batley 6.1 miles | Castleford 6.3 miles |
Leeds 8.3 miles | Spenborough 8.4 miles | Barnsley 9.1 miles |
Pudsey 10.4 miles | Aberford 11.7 miles | Brighouse 12.2 miles |
Bradford 12.9 miles | Halifax 15.2 miles | Selby 18.4 miles |
Rotherham 18.4 miles | Doncaster 18.8 miles | Sheffield 20.8 miles |
Keighley 21.1 miles | Harrogate 21.3 miles | Acaster Malbis 21.5 miles |
Saddleworth 22.6 miles | Tintwistle 24.4 miles | Glossop 24.9 miles |
Distance between Wakefield and other main cities and towns
London : 161 miles | Birmingham : 85 miles | Leeds : 8 miles closest |
Glasgow : 186 miles | Sheffield : 21 miles | Bradford : 13 miles |
Manchester : 34 miles | Edinburgh : 170 miles | Bristol : 161 miles |
Liverpool : 64 miles | Cardiff : 168 miles | Coventry : 88 miles |
Wigan : 47 miles | Dudley : 85 miles | Nottingham : 53 miles |
Distances are calculated as the crow flies |
Leisure and activities in Wakefield surrounding area
No activities found in town Wakefield |