West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. 

West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire (briefly to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west), Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and South Yorkshire (to the south and south-east). 

Leeds, informally, is the capital of West Yorkshire, Leeds (city) has developed into the third biggest in the UK by population after London and Birmingham, York is the Capital of Yorkshire, the Leeds-Bradford Metropolitan County has grown to become the 4th largest in the UK after Greater London, West Midlands (Birmingham) and Greater Manchester with a population over 2.2 million. 

Remnants of a strong industrialisation in coal, wool and iron ore industries remain in the county having attracted people over the centuries, and this can be seen the buildings and architecture. The greatest hub Leeds may become a terminus for a north-east limb of High Speed 2. Major railways and three major motorways traverse the county. In the heart of the county is Leeds Bradford International Airport.
Is West Yorkshire an inland or upland county?
Where is it located?
Do the valleys drain to the west?
How many boroughs?
Are there more than a million people there?
How many?
When was it created?
After what happened?
How large is the capital?
What resources have drawn people there?
It is both.
 It is an inland and in relative terms upland county 
England
England
No.
eastward-draining valleys
five
 five metropolitan boroughs
Yes.
 2.2 million
2.2 million
 2.2 million
1974
 1974
The passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. 

unknown
unknown
informally,
 informally,