| olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Rochdale |
| olspan=2 align=center|Rochdale |
| 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 207th
158.08 km² |
| dmin. HQ: | Rochdale |
| a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 00BQ |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 64th
206,218
1,305 / km² |
| thnicity: | 88.6% White
9.8% S.Asian |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |
olspan=2 align=center|
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/ |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| xecutive: | All party |
| a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Jim Dobbin, Lorna Fitzsimons |
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