Manchester Boroughs

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in the northwest of England. It consists of 10 local authority districts each with a town hall or civic centre.

These are the cities of Manchester and Salford along with the boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Greater Manchester was established by an Act of Parliament in 1972 and came into being in 1974.

List of Great Manchester Boroughs

Bolton

Bury

Oldham

Rochdale

Stockport

Tameside

Trafford

Wigan

Manchester

Salford

Altogether Greater Manchester has a population of around 2.8 million people

Greater Manchester is the second most populated urban area in the UK after Greater London

Greater Manchester is also the third most populous county in England after Greater London and the West Midlands

Bury is the smallest borough by area in Greater Manchester with an area of 38.40 square miles

Manchester is the largest borough in terms of population