England covers most of the southern part of the island of Great Britain. Borders with Wales west and has Scotland to the north. In 2001 it registered a population greater than 49 million inhabitants. Today it exceeds 50 million, a figure that represents a total of 85% of all the inhabitants of the United Kingdom. It is, therefore, one of the countries with the highest population density in Europe. It reaches up to 380 inhabitants for each square kilometer.
Today, England It is made up of four levels of administrative subdivisions. There are regions first, then counties, districts, and parishes.
Formerly, the administrative command was held by the counties, which had emerged from large and old English territories. Before unification was achieved, what existed were kingdoms, such as Essex and of Sussex. Also Duchies, such as Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cornwall. There were also simple pieces of land that belonged to some nobleman, as in the case of Berkshire. At the end of the XNUMXth century, new local government organizations emerged. The large urban areas that had developed were called metropolitan counties, which were centered in the city. As early as the XNUMXs, districts were created.
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