Liste der Städte im Vereinigten Königreich
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Die Liste der Städte im Vereinigten Königreich bietet einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Einwohnerzahl der größeren städtischen Siedlungen im Vereinigten Königreich und eine alphabetische Übersicht aller Gemeinden mit Stadtrecht.
Metropolregionen nach Einwohnerzahl
Die größte Metropolregion im Vereinigten Königreich ist London mit 12,6 Millionen Einwohnern. Damit leben allein in der Hauptstadtregion rund ein Fünftel der Menschen des Landes. Die Tabelle zeigt die größten Metropolregionen im Vereinigten Königreich (Stand 1. Januar 2007).[1]
Rang |
Metropolregion |
Einwohner (2007) |
---|---|---|
1. | London | 12.629.020 |
2. | Manchester-Liverpool | 4.209.132 |
3. | Birmingham | 3.250.155 |
4. | Glasgow | 1.611.019 |
5. | Leeds | 1.580.032 |
6. | Sheffield | 1.253.179 |
7. | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.194.652 |
8. | Portsmouth-Southampton | 875.628 |
9. | Nottingham | 861.287 |
10. | Cardiff | 729.835 |
Städtische Siedlungen nach Einwohnerzahl
Die folgende Tabelle enthält alle städtischen Siedlungen, die laut Hochrechnung am 1. Januar 2007 mehr als 50.000 Einwohner hatten, außerdem die Ergebnisse der Volkszählungen (VZ) vom 5. April 1981, 21. April 1991 und 29. April 2001.[2] Aufgeführt ist auch die übergeordnete Verwaltungseinheit der vier Landesteile, zu dem die Stadt gehört: die Region in England, die Unitary Authorities in Schottland und Wales sowie der District in Nordirland. Die Einwohnerzahlen beziehen sich auf das jeweilige städtische Siedlungsgebiet (urban area), nicht auf die Stadt oder Gemeinde im politischen Sinne.
(VZ = Volkszählung, B = Berechnung)
Rang | Name | VZ 1981 | VZ 1991 | VZ 2001 | B 2007 | Verwaltungseinheit | Landesteil |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | London | 6.574.009 | 6.638.109 | 7.172.091 | 7.554.236 | Greater London | England |
2. | Birmingham | 1.013.995 | 965.928 | 970.892 | 989.141 | West Midlands | England |
3. | Glasgow | 765.030 | 658.379 | 629.501 | 604.355 | City of Glasgow | Schottland |
4. | Liverpool | 538.809 | 481.786 | 469.017 | 468.011 | North West England | England |
5. | Leeds | 445.242 | 424.194 | 443.247 | 460.459 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
6. | Sheffield | 470.685 | 431.607 | 439.866 | 449.971 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
7. | Edinburgh | 420.169 | 400.632 | 430.082 | 441.419 | City of Edinburgh | Schottland |
8. | Bristol | 413.861 | 407.992 | 420.556 | 435.028 | South West England | England |
9. | Manchester | 437.612 | 402.889 | 394.269 | 395.323 | North West England | England |
10. | Leicester | 324.394 | 318.518 | 330.574 | 343.019 | East Midlands | England |
11. | Coventry | 318.718 | 299.316 | 303.475 | 310.200 | West Midlands | England |
12. | Cardiff | 262.313 | 272.129 | 292.150 | 307.364 | Cardiff | Wales |
13. | Bradford | 293.336 | 289.376 | 293.717 | 301.499 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
14. | Belfast | 295.223 | 279.237 | 277.391 | 274.586 | Belfast | Nordirland |
15. | Stoke-on-Trent | 272.446 | 266.543 | 259.252 | 260.336 | West Midlands | England |
16. | Kingston upon Hull | 266.751 | 266.180 | 243.595 | 258.700 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
17. | Wolverhampton | 263.501 | 257.943 | 251.462 | 252.814 | West Midlands | England |
18. | Southampton | 211.321 | 210.138 | 234.224 | 252.129 | South East England | England |
19. | Reading | 194.727 | 213.474 | 232.662 | 249.462 | South East England | England |
20. | Plymouth | 238.583 | 245.295 | 243.795 | 248.402 | South West England | England |
21. | Nottingham | 273.300 | 270.222 | 249.584 | 244.411 | East Midlands | England |
22. | Derby | 218.026 | 223.836 | 229.407 | 237.341 | East Midlands | England |
23. | Northampton | 154.172 | 179.596 | 189.474 | 200.787 | East Midlands | England |
24. | Dudley | 186.513 | 192.171 | 194.919 | 200.668 | West Midlands | England |
25. | Luton | 163.209 | 171.671 | 185.543 | 197.492 | East of England | England |
26. | Portsmouth | 174.218 | 174.690 | 187.056 | 197.471 | South East England | England |
27. | Newcastle upon Tyne | 199.064 | 189.150 | 189.863 | 193.267 | North East England | England |
28. | Preston | 166.675 | 177.660 | 184.836 | 193.215 | North West England | England |
29. | Aberdeen | 190.465 | 182.133 | 184.788 | 184.334 | City of Aberdeen | Schottland |
30. | Norwich | 169.814 | 171.304 | 174.047 | 179.048 | East of England | England |
31. | Bournemouth | 142.829 | 155.488 | 167.527 | 178.499 | South West England | England |
32. | Sunderland | 195.064 | 183.310 | 177.739 | 177.666 | North East England | England |
33. | Walsall | 177.923 | 174.739 | 170.994 | 172.282 | West Midlands | England |
34. | Swansea | 172.433 | 171.038 | 169.880 | 171.352 | Swansea | Wales |
35. | Swindon | 127.348 | 145.236 | 155.432 | 165.633 | South West England | England |
36. | Southend-on-Sea | 155.720 | 158.517 | 160.257 | 164.563 | East of England | England |
37. | Oxford | 113.847 | 118.795 | 143.016 | 160.587 | South East England | England |
38. | Poole | 122.815 | 138.479 | 144.800 | 152.389 | South West England | England |
39. | Dundee | 174.345 | 157.808 | 154.674 | 150.935 | City of Dundee | Schottland |
40. | Huddersfield | 147.825 | 143.726 | 146.234 | 150.127 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
41. | York | 123.126 | 124.609 | 137.505 | 147.468 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
42. | Ipswich | 129.661 | 130.157 | 138.718 | 146.110 | East of England | England |
43. | Blackpool | 146.297 | 146.262 | 142.283 | 143.122 | North West England | England |
44. | Middlesbrough | 158.516 | 147.430 | 142.691 | 142.393 | North East England | England |
45. | Bolton | 143.960 | 139.020 | 139.403 | 142.002 | North West England | England |
46. | Peterborough | 113.404 | 134.788 | 136.292 | 141.608 | East of England | England |
47. | Brighton | 134.581 | 124.851 | 134.293 | 141.268 | South East England | England |
48. | Stockport | 135.489 | 132.813 | 136.082 | 140.282 | North West England | England |
49. | Oldbury/Smethwick | 153.268 | 145.542 | 139.855 | 139.278 | West Midlands | England |
50. | Slough | 106.341 | 110.708 | 126.276 | 137.982 | South East England | England |
51. | West Bromwich | 153.725 | 146.386 | 136.940 | 134.581 | West Midlands | England |
52. | Cambridge/Milton | 87.111 | 95.682 | 117.717 | 134.139 | East of England | England |
53. | Gloucester | 106.526 | 114.003 | 123.205 | 131.307 | South West England | England |
54. | Watford | 109.503 | 113.080 | 120.960 | 127.911 | East of England | England |
55. | Newport | 115.896 | 115.522 | 116.143 | 117.910 | Newport | Wales |
55. | Rotherham | 122.374 | 121.380 | 117.262 | 117.475 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
57. | Exeter | 88.235 | 94.717 | 106.772 | 116.250 | South West England | England |
58. | Eastbourne | 86.715 | 94.793 | 106.562 | 116.019 | South East England | England |
59. | Colchester | 87.476 | 96.063 | 104.390 | 111.778 | East of England | England |
60. | Crawley | 80.113 | 88.203 | 100.547 | 110.297 | South East England | England |
61. | Sutton Coldfield | 102.572 | 106.001 | 105.452 | 107.537 | West Midlands | England |
62. | Blackburn | 109.564 | 105.994 | 105.085 | 106.451 | North West England | England |
63. | Cheltenham | 87.188 | 91.301 | 98.875 | 105.315 | South West England | England |
64. | Oldham | 107.095 | 103.931 | 103.544 | 105.172 | North West England | England |
65. | Woking/Byfleet | 92.667 | 98.138 | 101.127 | 105.108 | South East England | England |
66. | Chelmsford | 91.109 | 97.451 | 99.962 | 103.783 | East of England | England |
67. | Worcester | 75.466 | 82.661 | 94.029 | 102.997 | West Midlands | England |
68. | Gillingham | 92.531 | 94.923 | 98.403 | 102.385 | South East England | England |
69. | Saint Helens | 114.397 | 106.293 | 102.629 | 102.284 | North West England | England |
70. | Basildon | 94.800 | 100.924 | 99.876 | 101.811 | East of England | England |
71. | Worthing | 90.687 | 95.732 | 96.964 | 99.935 | South East England | England |
72. | Basingstoke | 73.027 | 77.837 | 90.171 | 99.475 | South East England | England |
73. | Rochdale | 97.292 | 94.313 | 95.796 | 98.241 | North West England | England |
74. | Harlow/Sawbridgeworth | 79.150 | 74.629 | 88.296 | 97.545 | East of England | England |
75. | Solihull | 93.940 | 94.531 | 94.753 | 96.799 | West Midlands | England |
76. | Bath | 84.283 | 85.202 | 90.144 | 94.650 | South West England | England |
77. | Southport | 88.596 | 90.959 | 91.404 | 93.637 | North West England | England |
78. | Maidstone | 86.067 | 90.878 | 89.684 | 91.236 | South East England | England |
79. | Lincoln | 79.980 | 80.281 | 85.963 | 90.756 | East Midlands | England |
80. | Hastings | 74.979 | 81.139 | 85.828 | 90.570 | South East England | England |
81. | Derry | 62.697 | 72.334 | 83.699 | 89.085 | Derry | Nordirland |
82. | Bedford | 75.632 | 73.917 | 82.488 | 88.733 | East of England | England |
83. | Harrogate/Knaresborough | 63.637 | 66.178 | 85.128 | 87.788 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
84. | Grimsby | 91.532 | 90.703 | 87.574 | 87.701 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
85. | Darlington | 85.519 | 86.767 | 86.082 | 87.543 | North East England | England |
86. | Hartlepool | 91.749 | 87.310 | 86.075 | 86.841 | North East England | England |
87. | Hemel Hempstead | 80.110 | 79.235 | 83.118 | 86.758 | East of England | England |
88. | Stevenage | 74.757 | 76.064 | 81.482 | 86.131 | East of England | England |
89. | Saint Albans | 76.709 | 80.376 | 82.429 | 85.438 | East of England | England |
90. | Weston-super-Mare | 60.851 | 69.372 | 78.044 | 85.274 | South West England | England |
91. | South Shields | 86.488 | 83.704 | 82.854 | 83.867 | North East England | England |
92. | Halifax | 76.675 | 91.069 | 83.570 | 81.858 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
93. | High Wycombe | 69.575 | 71.718 | 77.178 | 81.848 | South East England | England |
94. | Chester | 80.154 | 80.110 | 80.121 | 81.718 | North West England | England |
95. | Warrington | 81.366 | 82.812 | 80.661 | 81.297 | North West England | England |
96. | Lisburn | 40.391 | 42.110 | 71.465 | 81.046 | Lisburn | Nordirland |
97. | Birkenhead | 99.075 | 93.087 | 83.729 | 80.604 | North West England | England |
98. | Wigan | 88.725 | 85.819 | 81.203 | 80.357 | North West England | England |
99. | Wakefield | 74.764 | 73.955 | 76.886 | 79.894 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
100. | Stockton-on-Tees | 86.699 | 83.576 | 80.060 | 79.695 | North East England | England |
101. | Bracknell | 52.257 | 60.895 | 70.795 | 78.763 | South East England | England |
102. | Redditch | 61.639 | 73.372 | 74.803 | 78.050 | West Midlands | England |
103. | Aylesbury | 51.999 | 58.058 | 69.021 | 77.405 | South East England | England |
104. | Gateshead | 91.429 | 83.159 | 78.403 | 77.089 | North East England | England |
105. | Hove | 65.587 | 67.602 | 72.335 | 76.493 | South East England | England |
106. | Chatham | 65.835 | 71.691 | 73.468 | 76.342 | South East England | England |
107. | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 73.208 | 73.731 | 74.427 | 76.308 | West Midlands | England |
108. | Tamworth | 63.260 | 68.440 | 71.650 | 75.217 | West Midlands | England |
109. | East Kilbride | 70.454 | 70.579 | 73.796 | 74.883 | South Lanarkshire | Schottland |
110. | Nuneaton | 60.337 | 66.715 | 70.721 | 74.829 | West Midlands | England |
111. | Grays | 45.881 | 50.145 | 64.173 | 74.559 | East of England | England |
112. | Burnley | 76.365 | 74.661 | 73.021 | 73.526 | North West England | England |
113. | Paisley | 84.330 | 73.925 | 74.170 | 72.990 | Renfrewshire | Schottland |
114. | Guildford | 61.509 | 65.998 | 69.400 | 72.971 | South East England | England |
115. | Lowestoft | 59.430 | 62.907 | 68.340 | 72.965 | East of England | England |
116. | Carlisle | 72.206 | 72.439 | 71.773 | 72.882 | North West England | England |
117. | Scunthorpe | 79.043 | 75.982 | 72.660 | 72.251 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
118. | Crewe | 59.097 | 63.351 | 67.683 | 71.729 | North West England | England |
119. | Gosport | 69.664 | 67.802 | 69.348 | 71.387 | South East England | England |
120. | Barnsley | 76.783 | 75.120 | 71.599 | 71.173 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
121. | Chesterfield | 73.352 | 71.945 | 70.260 | 70.710 | East Midlands | England |
122. | Shrewsbury | 57.731 | 64.219 | 67.126 | 70.560 | West Midlands | England |
123. | Mansfield | 71.325 | 71.858 | 69.987 | 70.483 | East Midlands | England |
124. | Salford | 96.525 | 79.755 | 72.750 | 69.853 | North West England | England |
125. | Cannock | 54.503 | 60.106 | 65.022 | 69.489 | West Midlands | England |
126. | Ellesmere Port | 65.829 | 64.504 | 66.265 | 68.398 | North West England | England |
127. | Beeston and Stapleford | 64.785 | 66.626 | 66.683 | 68.183 | East Midlands | England |
128. | Doncaster | 74.727 | 71.595 | 67.977 | 67.336 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
129. | Bognor Regis | 50.323 | 56.744 | 62.141 | 66.930 | South East England | England |
130. | Torquay | 54.430 | 59.587 | 62.968 | 66.472 | South West England | England |
131. | Royal Leamington Spa | 56.552 | 55.396 | 61.595 | 66.149 | West Midlands | England |
132. | Stafford | 60.915 | 61.885 | 63.681 | 65.965 | West Midlands | England |
133. | Epsom and Ewell | 65.830 | 64.405 | 64.493 | 65.714 | South East England | England |
134. | Kingswood | 54.736 | 60.192 | 62.679 | 65.704 | South West England | England |
135. | Newtownabbey | 56.149 | 57.103 | 62.056 | 64.973 | Newtownabbey | Nordirland |
136. | Ashford | 45.198 | 52.002 | 58.936 | 64.676 | South East England | England |
137. | Waterlooville | 57.296 | 65.473 | 63.558 | 64.511 | South East England | England |
138. | Wolverton/Stony Stratford | ... | 55.733 | 60.359 | 64.486 | South East England | England |
139. | Rugby | 59.039 | 61.106 | 61.988 | 63.842 | West Midlands | England |
140. | Aldershot | 53.665 | 51.356 | 58.170 | 62.944 | South East England | England |
141. | Bangor | 46.585 | 52.437 | 58.388 | 61.527 | Down | Nordirland |
142. | Loughborough | 44.895 | 46.867 | 55.258 | 61.405 | East Midlands | England |
143. | Royal Tunbridge Wells | 57.699 | 60.272 | 60.095 | 61.402 | South East England | England |
144. | Taunton | 47.793 | 55.855 | 58.241 | 61.373 | South West England | England |
145. | Farnborough | 48.063 | 52.535 | 57.147 | 61.201 | South East England | England |
146. | Bury | 61.785 | 62.633 | 60.718 | 61.034 | North West England | England |
147. | Margate | 53.137 | 56.734 | 58.465 | 60.832 | South East England | England |
148. | Great Yarmouth | 54.777 | 56.190 | 58.032 | 60.267 | East of England | England |
149. | Craigavon | 52.519 | 53.434 | 57.685 | 60.199 | Craigavon | Nordirland |
150. | Littlehampton | 46.028 | 50.408 | 55.716 | 60.157 | South East England | England |
151. | Maidenhead | 59.809 | 59.605 | 58.848 | 59.621 | South East England | England |
152. | Rhondda | 70.980 | 59.947 | 59.602 | 59.430 | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Wales |
153. | Runcorn | 63.995 | 64.154 | 60.072 | 59.295 | North West England | England |
154. | Hereford | 48.277 | 54.326 | 56.373 | 59.092 | West Midlands | England |
155. | Morley | 44.671 | 47.579 | 54.051 | 59.045 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
156. | Wallasey | 62.465 | 60.895 | 58.710 | 58.681 | North West England | England |
157. | Cheshunt | 49.616 | 51.998 | 55.275 | 58.333 | East of England | England |
158. | Cheadle and Gatley | 59.478 | 58.457 | 57.507 | 58.097 | North West England | England |
159. | Fareham/Portchester | 55.563 | 54.866 | 56.160 | 57.896 | South East England | England |
160. | Dewsbury | 49.612 | 50.168 | 54.341 | 57.735 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
161. | Castlereagh | 50.318 | 50.191 | 54.990 | 57.726 | Castlereagh | Nordirland |
162. | Kidderminster | 50.385 | 54.644 | 55.348 | 57.160 | West Midlands | England |
163. | Bootle | 70.860 | 65.454 | 59.123 | 56.965 | North West England | England |
164. | Stourbridge | 55.136 | 55.624 | 55.480 | 56.549 | West Midlands | England |
165. | Bebington | 62.618 | 60.148 | 57.066 | 56.518 | North West England | England |
166. | Dartford | 62.032 | 59.411 | 56.818 | 56.485 | South East England | England |
167. | Clacton-on-Sea | 39.618 | 45.065 | 51.284 | 56.347 | East of England | England |
168. | Widnes | 55.973 | 57.162 | 55.686 | 56.144 | North West England | England |
169. | Sale | 57.872 | 56.052 | 55.234 | 55.787 | North West England | England |
170. | Livingston | 38.671 | 42.178 | 50.826 | 55.725 | West Lothian | Schottland |
171. | Halesowen | 57.333 | 57.918 | 55.273 | 55.097 | West Midlands | England |
172. | Eastleigh | 58.585 | 49.934 | 52.894 | 54.868 | South East England | England |
173. | Gravesend | 53.450 | 51.435 | 53.045 | 54.785 | South East England | England |
174. | Huyton-with-Roby | 62.011 | 56.500 | 54.766 | 54.609 | North West England | England |
175. | Kettering | 44.758 | 47.186 | 51.063 | 54.396 | East Midlands | England |
176. | Walton and Weybridge | 50.031 | 52.802 | 52.890 | 54.207 | South East England | England |
177. | Greasby/Moreton | 56.410 | 56.077 | 53.905 | 53.877 | North West England | England |
178. | Washington | 48.856 | 56.848 | 53.388 | 53.371 | North East England | England |
179. | Esher/Molesey | 46.688 | 46.599 | 50.344 | 53.367 | South East England | England |
180. | Morecambe | 41.432 | 46.657 | 49.569 | 52.579 | North West England | England |
181. | Dunstable | 48.436 | 49.666 | 50.775 | 52.461 | East of England | England |
182. | Crosby | 54.103 | 52.869 | 51.789 | 52.186 | North West England | England |
183. | Barry | 44.443 | 49.887 | 50.661 | 52.154 | Vale of Glamorgan | Wales |
184. | Macclesfield | 47.525 | 50.270 | 50.688 | 52.131 | North West England | England |
185. | Horsham | 38.356 | 42.552 | 47.804 | 52.087 | South East England | England |
186. | Reigate/Redhill | 48.241 | 47.602 | 50.436 | 52.012 | South East England | England |
187. | Bletchley | 37.903 | 41.435 | 47.176 | 51.692 | South East England | England |
188. | Batley | 45.582 | 48.030 | 49.448 | 51.374 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
189. | Wellingborough | 38.598 | 41.602 | 46.959 | 51.177 | East Midlands | England |
190. | Staines | 51.949 | 51.167 | 50.538 | 51.168 | South East England | England |
191. | Weymouth | 38.384 | 46.065 | 48.279 | 51.108 | South West England | England |
192. | Paignton | 39.565 | 42.989 | 47.398 | 51.082 | South West England | England |
193. | West Bridgford | 27.463 | 33.843 | 43.395 | 50.923 | East Midlands | England |
194. | Keighley | 49.188 | 49.567 | 49.453 | 50.409 | Yorkshire and the Humber | England |
195. | Corby | 48.704 | 49.053 | 49.222 | 50.316 | East Midlands | England |
196. | Carlton | 46.053 | 47.302 | 48.493 | 50.179 | East Midlands | England |
Gemeinden mit Stadtrecht
Im Vereinigten Königreich wird das Stadtrecht durch den britischen Monarchen einer Gruppe von Gemeinden verliehen, die auf Basis bestimmter Kriterien (beispielsweise Standort einer Kathedrale) ausgewählt wurden. Die 66 Städte verteilen sich auf die Landesteile folgendermaßen: England (50), Schottland (6), Wales (5) und Nordirland (5). Die folgende Liste umfasst alle Gemeinden im Vereinigten Königreich mit dem offiziellen Titel City.
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Ballungsräume im Vereinigten Königreich
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Die wichtigsten Orte mit Statistiken zu ihrer Bevölkerung