Borough of Rochdale | |
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 Rochdale shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 2°09′24″W / 53.61667°N 2.15667°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North West |
| Ceremonial county and city region | Greater Manchester |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Named for | Rochdale |
| Administrative HQ | Number One Riverside |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Body | Rochdale Borough Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Leader | Neil Emmott (L) |
| • Mayor | Shakil Ahmed |
| • MPs | 2 MPs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61 sq mi (158 km2) |
| • Rank | 163rd |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 226,992 |
| • Rank | 82nd |
| • Density | 3,720/sq mi (1,435/km2) |
| Demonym | Rochdalian |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | GB-RCH |
| GSS code | E08000005 |
| Website | rochdale |
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. Its largest town is Rochdale and the wider borough covers other outlying towns and villages, including Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton & Milnrow. It is the ninth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester with a population of 226,992 in 2022.[3]
- ^ "Councillors and elections". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Rochdale Local Authority (E08000005)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.