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Manchester, City and Borough of (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 27 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.4500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 14 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Metropolitan county in northwestern England covering an area of 1287 sq km. It was created in 1974 from southeastern Lancashire and parts of northeastern Cheshire and southwestern Yorkshire. In 1986 administrative powers were devolved to the unitary authorities of Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Salford, Oldham, Manchester, Trafford, Stockport, and Tameside. |
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| Manchester, City and Borough of (preferred,NA,V,English,U)
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| City and Borough of Manchester (NA,V,O,English,U)
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| Manchester (C,V,English,U)
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| Gt Man (C,V)
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| GTM (C,V)
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| Greater Manchester (C,V,English,U)
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| UKI2 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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since 1974 |
| metropolitan area (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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