Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 85398 222365270 2008-06-28T23:35:31Z Jza84 4751314 /* External links */ sp. {{Infobox Settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |official_name = Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale |settlement_type = [[Metropolitan borough|Borough]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = 280px |image_caption = |image_blank_emblem = Arms-rochdale-mbc.png |blank_emblem_type = Coat of Arms of the Borough Council |blank_emblem_size = 150px |blank_emblem_link = |image_map = EnglandRochdale.png |mapsize = 200 * 247 |map_caption = Rochdale shown within [[England]] <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Sovereign state]] |subdivision_name = [[United Kingdom]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Constituent country]] |subdivision_name1 = [[England]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of England|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[North West England]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial county]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Greater Manchester]] |subdivision_type4 = Admin HQ |subdivision_name4 = [[Rochdale]] <small>(Town Hall)</small> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = [[Metropolitan borough]] |leader_title = Governing&nbsp;body |leader_name = Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council |leader_title1 = [[Mayors in the United Kingdom|Mayor]] |leader_name1 = Cllr. Peter Evans |leader_title2 = [[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|MPs]]: |leader_name2 = [[Jim Dobbin]] [[Labour Co-operative|(LC)]]<br>[[Paul Rowen]] [[Liberal Democrats|(LD)]]<br>[[Phil Woolas]] [[Labour Party (UK)|(L)]] |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = [[Local Government Act 1972|Founded]] |established_date = [[1 April]] [[1974]] |established_title2 = [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|Borough status]] |established_date2 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = {{English statistics year‎}} |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = {{EnglishDistrictPopulation|ONS = 00BQ}} ([[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank|ONS = 00BQ}}]]) |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_title = Density |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |population_blank2_title = Ethnicity </br><small>(United Kingdom Estimate 2005) </small><ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276780&c=rochdale&d=13&e=13&g=353557&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206355351629&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812 Lead View Table<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |population_blank2 = 86.8% White<br>11.1% S.Asian or mixed<br>1.2% Black or mixed<br>0.6% Chinese or other |population_density_blank2_km2 = |population_density_blank2_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time]] |utc_offset = +0 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd = |latm = |lats = |latNS = N |longd = |longm = |longs = |longEW = W |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postcodes |postal_code = [[OL postcode area|OL]] & [[M postcode area|M]] |area_code = 0161 / 01706 |blank_name = [[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]] |blank_info = GB-RCH |blank1_name = [[ONS coding system|ONS code]] |blank1_info = 00BQ |blank2_name = [[British national grid reference system|OS grid reference]] |blank2_info = {{gbmappingsmall|SD897133}} |blank3_name = [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] 3 |blank3_info = UKD32 |blank4_name = |blank4_info = |website = [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/ www.rochdale.gov.uk] |footnotes = }} The '''Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale''' is a [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Greater Manchester]] in [[North West England]]. It is named after its largest town, [[Rochdale]], but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]], [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]], [[Littleborough, Greater Manchester|Littleborough]] and [[Milnrow]], and the village of [[Wardle, Greater Manchester|Wardle]]. The borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the [[Local Government Act 1972]] and is an [[Amalgamation (politics)|amalgamation]] of six former local government districts. It was originally proposed that the borough include the neighbouring town of [[Bury]] and disclude Middleton; Bury however went on to form the administrative centre for the adjacent [[Metropolitan Borough of Bury]]. The borough, which lies directly north-northeast of the [[Manchester|City of Manchester]], has a population of 206,500, and although most parts are highly industrialised and densely populated, contiguous with one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s major cities, some of the borough consists of rural open space, for the most part due the territory in the eastern half stretching across [[Blackstone Edge]] and the [[Pennines|Pennine hills]]. ==History== [[Image:Municipal Offices, Rochdale.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The Municipal Offices at central Rochdale house most of the Metropolitan Borough Council.]] The borough, which is the largest such borough of Greater Manchester, was formed on [[April 1]], [[1974]], under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], by a merger of the former [[county borough]] of Rochdale and, from the [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Lancashire]], the [[municipal borough]]s of Heywood and Middleton, along with the [[urban district]]s of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle. ==Neighbouring districts== The [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham]] lies to the east, and the [[Metropolitan Borough of Bury]] lies to the west. The [[Manchester|City of Manchester]] is to the south. ==Unparished areas== Showing former status (prior to 1974) # [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]] (municipal borough) # [[Littleborough, Greater Manchester|Littleborough]] (urban district) # [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] (municipal borough) # [[Milnrow]] (urban district) # [[Rochdale]] (county borough) # [[Wardle, Greater Manchester|Wardle]] (urban district) == Ethnic Group<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276780&c=rochdale&d=13&e=13&g=353557&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1208209698374&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1809 Lead View Table<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> == *White British - 174,200 *White Irish - 2,700 *White Other - 2,500 *South Asian - 22,200 *Black British - 1,500 *Chinese or Other - 1,200 *Mixed White and Asian - 900 *Mixed White and Black - 1,100 *Mixed Other - 400 ==Twin Towns== The Borough of Rochdale has formal [[twin towns|twinning arrangements]] with four places:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/libraries/town_twinning.aspx |title=Town twinning |publisher=rochdale.gov.uk |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> Two were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974. In addition, Rochdale supports friendship links with [[Avellino]] (Italy), [[Kabernet]] (Kenya) and [[Riga]] (Latvia). {| class="wikitable" "text-align:left;font-size:100%;"| |- ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" ! | ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" height="17" width="120" | Country ! style="background: #810001; color: #FFFFFF" ! | ! style="background: #810001; color: #FFFFFF" ! width="100" | Place ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" ! | ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" ! width="130" | County / District / Region / State ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" ! width="130" | Originally twinned with ! style="background: #811541; color: #FFFFFF" ! width="40" | Date |- ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | {{flagicon|Germany}} |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Germany]] ! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Stadtwappen der kreisfreien Stadt Bielefeld.png|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | '''[[Bielefeld]]''' ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | ''[[North Rhine-Westphalia]]'' |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[County Borough of Rochdale]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | 1953 |- ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | {{flagicon|France}} |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[France]] ! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Blason ville fr Tourcoing (Nord).svg|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | '''[[Tourcoing]]''' ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:NPCflag.gif|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | ''[[Nord-Pas de Calais]]'' |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | County Borough of Rochdale |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | 1956 |- ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | {{flagicon|Germany}} |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Germany]] ! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Wappen Stadt Peine.jpg|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | '''[[Peine]]''' ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg|25px]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | ''[[Lower Saxony]]'' |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Municipal Borough of Heywood]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | 1967 |- ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | {{flagicon|Pakistan}} |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Pakistan]] ! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | |! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | '''[[Sahiwal]]''' ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | <!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:100px-Pk-punj.PNG|25px|]] --> |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | ''[[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]'' |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | 1988 |- ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | {{flagicon|Ukraine}} |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Ukraine]] ! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Lviv modern CoA.gif|25px]] |! style="background: #FFFFCF; color: #000000" ! | '''[[Lviv]]''' ! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | [[Image:Flag of Lviv Oblast.png|25px|]] |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | ''[[Lviv Oblast]]'' |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale |! style="background: #FFFFEF; color: #000000" ! | 1992 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat|Rochdale}} *[http://www.rochdale.gov.uk www.rochdale.gov.uk], Rochdale Council. *[http://www.investinrochdale.co.uk/ www.investinrochdale.co.uk/], Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy and regeneration. {{Greater Manchester}} {{NW_England}} {{coord|53|37|00|N|2|09|24|W|display=title|region:GB_type:city_source:nlwiki}} [[Category:Government in Rochdale| ]] [[Category:Metropolitan boroughs|Rochdale]] [[Category:Rochdale]] [[de:Rochdale (Borough)]] [[nl:Rochdale (district)]] [[no:Rochdale (distrikt)]]