Sandwell

Sandwell
Sandwell
Metropolitan borough
	Sandwell Council House, Oldbury
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Unity and Progress
	Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England
	Coordinates: 52°30′19″N 2°1′2″W / 52.50528°N 2.01722°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Historic County	Staffordshire and Worcestershire
Status	Metropolitan borough
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Oldbury
Government
• Type	Metropolitan district council
• Body	Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet ( )
• MPs	Gurinder Josan (L); Antonia Bance (L); Sarah Coombes (L); Alex Ballinger (L)
Area
• Total	33 sq mi (86 km2)
Population (2005 est.)
• Total	322,700 (Ranked 28th)
• Density	9,720/sq mi (3,752/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 57.2% White ; 25.8% Asian ; 8.7% Black ; 4.3% Mixed ; 4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 39.9% Christianity ; 26.1% no religion ; 13.4% Islam ; 11.5% Sikhism ; 5.4% not stated ; 2.8% Hinduism ; 0.7% other ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	GMT BST
Postcode	B 43 & 64-71, DY 4, WS 5 & 10, WV 14,
Area codes	0121, 01384, 01922
ISO 3166 code	GB-SAW
ONS code	00CS (ONS); E08000028 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO9954890217
NUTS 3	UKG37
Website	www.sandwell.gov.uk

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county. It is named after the Sandwell Priory, and is densely populated. It includes the six towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich. West Bromwich is the largest town in the borough.

At the 2021 census, the borough had a population of 341,832 and an area of 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi).

Twinning

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