| Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in
South Yorkshire, England. The population of the City of Sheffield
is estimated at 530,300 people (2007 est.) and it is one of the
eight largest English cities outside London, which form the English
Core Cities Group. The wider Sheffield Urban Area has a population
of 640,720 and the Larger Urban Zone population of Sheffield is
1,277,100.
Sheffield obtained worldwide recognition during the 19th century
for its production of steel.
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