East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except for North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km2 (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011. With a sufficiency-level world city ranking, Nottingham is the only settlement in the region to be classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

For other uses, see East Midlands (disambiguation).

East Midlands
Region
From top, left to right: Northampton; Leicester; Nottingham; Derby; Sherwood Forest; Lincoln Cathedral; Rutland Water; Peak District
East Midlands, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
Coordinates: 52.98°N 0.75°W / 52.98; -0.75
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
Districts
  • 6 unitary
  • 29 non-metropolitan in 4 non-metropolitan counties
Counties
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire (part)
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Rutland
Government
 • TypeLocal authority leaders' board
 • BodyEast Midlands Councils
 • House of Commons46 MPs (of 650)
Area
 • Total6,105 sq mi (15,811 km2)
 • Land6,032 sq mi (15,624 km2)
 • Water8 sq mi (20 km2)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,880,094
 • Rank8th
 • Density810/sq mi (312/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
GSS codeE12000004
ITL codeTLF
GVA2021 estimate
 • Total£118.4 billion
 • Rank8th
 • Per capita£24,261
 • Rank8th
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
 • Total£134.2 billion
 • Rank8th
 • Per capita£27,505
 • Rank8th

The region is primarily served by East Midlands Airport, which lies between Derby, Leicester and Nottingham. The main cities in the region are Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham. The largest towns in these counties are Boston, Chesterfield, Coalville, Corby, Glossop, Grantham, Kettering, Loughborough, Northampton, Mansfield, Oakham, Swadlincote and Wellingborough.

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