| olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Oldham |
| olspan=2 align=center| |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |
| idth="45%"|Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | North West England |
| eremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 213th
142.36 km² |
| dmin. HQ: | Oldham |
| a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 00BP |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 53rd
218,578
1,535 / km² |
| thnicity: | 86.1% White
11.9% S.Asian |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |
olspan=2 align=center|Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| xecutive: | Labour |
| a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Phil Woolas, Michael Meacher |
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