NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom
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| NUTS 2 regions of the United Kingdom | |
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| Category | Statistical regions |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Found in | NUTS 1 regions |
| Number | 40 (as of 2015) |
| Subdivisions | NUTS 3 regions |
In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), there are 40 level 2 statistical regions.
List of NUTS 2 statistical regions
| NUTS 2 Code | Region Description |
|---|---|
| UKC1 | Tees Valley and Durham |
| UKC2 | Northumberland and Tyne and Wear |
| UKD1 | Cumbria |
| UKD3 | Greater Manchester |
| UKD4 | Lancashire |
| UKD6 | Cheshire |
| UKD7 | Merseyside |
| UKE1 | East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| UKE2 | North Yorkshire |
| UKE3 | South Yorkshire |
| UKE4 | West Yorkshire |
| UKF1 | Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| UKF2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| UKF3 | Lincolnshire |
| UKG1 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| UKG2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| UKG3 | West Midlands (county) |
| UKH1 | East Anglia |
| UKH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| UKH3 | Essex |
| UKI3 | Inner London – West |
| UKI4 | Inner London – East |
| UKI5 | Outer London – East and North East |
| UKI6 | Outer London – South |
| UKI7 | Outer London – West and North West |
| UKJ1 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| UKJ2 | Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| UKJ3 | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| UKJ4 | Kent |
| UKK1 | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |
| UKK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| UKK3 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| UKK4 | Devon |
| UKL1 | West Wales and The Valleys |
| UKL2 | East Wales |
| UKM2 | Eastern Scotland |
| UKM3 | South Western Scotland |
| UKM5 | North Eastern Scotland |
| UKM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| UKN0 | Northern Ireland |
In NUTS version 2013, which was introduced on 1 January 2015,[1] regions UKI3 and UKI4 replaced a single region UKI1, and regions UKI5, UKI6 and UKI7 replaced a single region UKI2. This increased the number of NUTS2 regions from 37 to 40.
See also
References
- ↑ Eurostat: NUTS - Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics: Overview, accessed 12 July 2015
- Official Eurostat website: NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics), by country, version 2013, accessed 12 July 2015
External links
- Office for National Statistics: Relationship of NUTS areas to UK administrative Geographies (in 2012)
