East Midlands (English: East Midlands) is one of the nine regions of England, located in the east central area. Geography Area: 15,627 (km2) Population: 4,172,179 people Administrative area County Lincolnshire (Lincolnshire) Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire) Derbyshire (Derbyshire) Leicestershire (Leicestershire) Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire) Borough Nottingham (Nottingham), originally "Nottinghamshire" Derby (Derby), originally "Derbyshire" Leicester (Leicester), originally "Leicestershire" Rutland (Rutland), formerly "Leicestershire" Note: "" for the 1974 zoning Major cities Lincoln (Lincolnshire) Nottingham Matlock Leicester Northamptonshire