What is the largest city in the Midlands region of England?
The Midlands Parliament. The West Midlands region comprises: The East Midlands region comprises: The two regions have a combined estimated 2014 population of 10,350,000 (10,135,000; 2011 census), and an area of 11,053 sq mi (28,631 km²). The largest Midlands conurbation, which includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, is roughly covered by the metropolitan county of the West Midlands (which also includes the city of Coventry); with the related City Region extending into neighbouring areas of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Various parts of the Midlands, particularly Warwickshire and Leicestershire, are on occasion referred to as the Heart of England, especially in
Midlands Region, Ireland types of housing needed as well as care for the elderly. The most significant industry in the Midlands region is the peat industry, as well as wood processing. Its wood processing industry now accounts for over one-third of the total processed timber produced in Ireland. Other strong industries include medicine, healthcare, engineering and chemical. It also has some very successful food and drink producers. The workforce of the region in 2015 was 114,000, which equated to a 87.6% employment rate. In 2017 the largest employment sectors in the Midlands region were A list of the ten largest settlements in the