Le district métropolitain de Wigan est un district métropolitain du Grand Manchester, dans l'Angleterre du Nord-Ouest. Il est dénommé d'après sa principale ville, Wigan et inclut également les villes de Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, et Hindley. Le district a été formé en 1974 et est la réunion de plusieurs anciennes administrations locales.

1. Situation géographique

Le district de Wigan est le district occidental du comté métropolitain du Grand Manchester (Greater Manchester). Au nord-est se trouve le district métropolitain de Bolton, tandis que la ville de Salford se situe quant à elle à l’est. En dehors du Grand Manchester, le district de Wigan est bordé au sud par Warrington, autorité unitaire du Cheshire, et au sud-ouest par le district métropolitain de Saint Helens, dépendant du comté de Merveyside. A l’ouest, Wigan est bordé par le district de West Lancashire, tandis qu’au nord se trouve le district de Chorley, dans le Lancashire aussi.

1. Histoire


1. Politique


1. = Parlement =


1. = Gouvernement local =


1. = Divisions =


1. Villes dépendantes


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1. = Townships =


1. Démographie


1. = Population =

Le tableau ci-dessous présente l’évolution de la population du district de Wigan depuis 1801. Bien que le district ait une existence propre seulement depuis 1974, les statistiques démographiques pour les décennies antérieures ont pu être établies en combinant les données de recensement émanant des villes, villages et paroisses constitutives du district.

1. Identité


1. Transports


1. Jumelage

Depuis 1988, la ville de Wigan est jumelée à la ville d'Angers, en France.

1. Notes et références


1. = Bibliographie =

David M. Clark, Greater Manchester Votes : A Guide to the New Metropolitan Authorities, Redrose, 1973

1. Liens externes

(en) « The Leeds and Liverpool Canal », Pennine Waterways (consulté le 3 mai 2006) (en) Towpath Treks, « The Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Wigan », 2006 (consulté le 17 mai 2008) Portail de Manchester et de son comté

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