Lincolnshire ( Eng. Lincolnshire ) - a county in the east of England , off the coast of the North Sea . Partly part of the East Midlands region , partly Yorkshire and the Humber .
| Ceremonial county non-metropolitan county | |||
| Lincolnshire | |||
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| English Lincolnshire | |||
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| A country | United Kingdom | ||
| Included in | East Midlands | ||
| Includes | 7 districts and 2 unitary units | ||
| Adm. center | Lincoln | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Area | 6959 km² * / 5921 km² (2nd * / 4th place ) | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 988 thousand * / 674 thousand people ( 2004 ) ( 19th * / 15th place ) | ||
| Density | 142 people / km² | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | GB-LIN | ||
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| Notes: * Two values are indicated: general and for administrative area | |||
The capital and largest city is Lincoln . The population is 674 thousand people (15th place among counties; 2004 data).
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 History
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Administrative divisions
- 5 Economics
- 6 Culture
- 7 Attractions
- 8 Bibliography
- 9 References
- 10 notes
Geography
The total area of the ceremonial county is 6959 km² [1] ; the territory of the non-metropolitan county without unitary units North Lincolnshire and Northeast Lincolnshire - 5921 km² [2] . It is washed in the east by the North Sea, bordered in the south-east by Norfolk , in the south by Cambridgeshire , in the south-west by Ratland and Leicestershire , in the west by Nottinghamshire , in the north-west by South Yorkshire , in the north by East Yorkshire .
History
Until 1974 it was divided into 3 administrative parts: Holland , Kestiven and Lindsay .
Demographics
According to 2004 data, the total population of the ceremonial county was 988 thousand people.
In 1971, the population was 808.3 thousand people [3] .
Administrative Division
The county has 7 administrative districts of a non-metropolitan county and 2 unitary units .
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Economics
Lincolnshire is a predominantly agricultural area with a predominant importance of crop production, combined with livestock. Mining of iron ore ( Frodingham area). Food industry, agricultural engineering ( Lincoln and Boston ), metallurgy ( Scunthorpe ), petrochemicals ( Immingham ). A large fishing port is Great Grimsby [3] .
Culture
Attractions
- Belton House
- Tatterchel castle
Bibliography
Links
Notes
- ↑ 2nd place among 48 ceremonial counties
- ↑ 4th place among 27 non-metropolitan counties
- ↑ 1 2 from TSB , Lincolnshire article