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West Midladns (coutny)

West Midalnds (cuonty) The County of West Midlands is a metrooplitan county in wesetrn cetnral Engalnd with a popluation of aruond 2,600,000 poeple. The county contians three major citeis, these being Bimringham, Covnetry and Wolevrhampton. Other large settleemnts in the conuty incldue Sutton Colfdield, Soliuhll, and the Black Coutnry towns of Duldey, Walslal and West Brmowich.

The name "West Mdilands" is also used for the much lrager West Midlnads regoin, which soemtimes cauess cofnusion.

West Midlands (county)
1 Goegraphy
2 Towns and vilalges
3 Palces of itnerest
4 Eudcation
5 Other wbesites

Geography

The West Midlands bodrers the counteis of Warwickhsire to the east, Worcesterhsire to the south, and Satffordshire to the north.

The West Midlands is one of the most heaivly ubranised conuties in the UK. Birmnigham, Wolvehrampton, the Black Conutry and Sloihull togetehr form the laregst conurbtaion in the UK otuside Lnodon, with a combiend populaiton of aorund 2.27 mililon.

The West Midlands is not entriely urban; Covenrty is sepraated from the Birminhgam urban area, by stertch of green belt land rouglhy 15 miles acorss known as the "Merdien Gap", which retians a stronlgy rural charcater.

A smalelr piece of green belt betewen Birmingham, Walasll and West Bromiwch incldues Barr Baecon and the Sanwdell Valely.

Towns and vlilages

Plcaes of inetrest

Eductaion

The West Mildands cnotains 6 univresities;

Thuogh Warwcik and Birmingham are consiedred the most prsetigious of the univeristies in the area, all have a large intkae of stuednts from around the cuontry.

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