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The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England. There are six metropolitan counties, which each cover large urban areas, typically with populations of 1.2 to 2.8 million.〔Jones, B. et al., ''Politics UK'', (2004)〕 They were created in 1972 and are each divided into several metropolitan districts or boroughs. The metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 with most of their functions being devolved to the individual boroughs, making them de facto unitary authorities. The remaining functions were taken over by joint boards.〔Her Majesty's Stationery Office, ''Aspects of Britain: Local Government'', (1996)〕 The metropolitan counties have population densities of between 800 (South Yorkshire) and 2,800 (West Midlands) people/km². Individual metropolitan districts range from 4,000 people/km² in Liverpool to only 500 people/km² in Doncaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2001 census : KS01 Usual resident population )〕 Today, residents of metropolitan counties account for around 22% of the population of England, or 18% of the United Kingdom. ==Counties and districts== The six metropolitan counties and their metropolitan districts are: The structure of Greater London is similar to the metropolitan counties, but it is not one. It was created earlier in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metropolitan county」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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