Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town, Wigan, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh and Tyldesley.
- Metropolitan borough with about 331,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Metropolitan Borough of Wigan”
- …is abbreviated as “WGN”
- Description: metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England
Places of Interest
Discover HM Prison Hindley and Leigh Sports Village.
HM Prison Hindley
Prison
HM Prison Hindley is an adult male prison located…
Leigh Sports Village
Leigh Sports Village is a multi-use sports, retail and…
2½ miles east of Wigan
Pennington Flash Country Park
Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare country…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton-le-Willows and Wigan.
Newton-le-Willows
Newton-le-Willows is a town in Merseyside, England.
Wigan
Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England.
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Latitude
53.5° or 53° 30′ north
Longitude
-2.5833° or 2° 35′ west
Open location code
9C5VGC28+2M
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Wigan” goes by many names.
ЎіганBelarusian
Distrig WiganBreton
УигънBulgarian
Borough of WiganCebuano
威根都市自治市Chinese
威根都會郡Chinese
維根都市自治市Chinese
維根都會郡Chinese
韋根都市自治市Chinese
韋根都會郡Chinese
WiganDutch
Μητροπολιτικός Δήμος του ΓουίγκανGreek
WiganIrish
Borgo metropolitano di WiganItalian
Metropolitan Borough of WiganItalian
WiganItalian
メトロポリタン・バラ・オブ・ウィガンJapanese
위건 도시 자치구Korean
ViganaLatvian
Vigana (boro)Latvian
WiganMin Nan Chinese
Wigan (koān)Min Nan Chinese
Metropolitan Borough of WiganNorthern Frisian
WiganNorwegian
WiganNorwegian Bokmål
کلانشهر مستقل ویگانPersian
Metropolitan Borough of WiganPolish
УиганRussian
Metropolitan Borough of WiganScots
WiganScots
WiganSerbo-Croatian
WiganSlovenian
Metropolitan Borough of WiganSwedish
WiganSwedish
Metropolitan Borough of WiganTumbuka
Wigan Metropoliten BoroughTurkish
ВіганUkrainian
میٹروپولیٹن بورو ویگانUrdu
Bwrdeisdref Fetropolitan WiganWelsh
Bwrdeistref Fetropolitan WiganWelsh
韋根都市自治市Yue Chinese
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