Leightonfield–Warburton

Leightonfield–Warburton莱顿菲–沃伯顿 Láidùnfēi–Wòbódùnレイトンフィールド·ウォーバートン Reitonfīrudo–Wōbāton 	Leightonfield–Warburton莱顿菲–沃伯顿 Láidùnfēi–Wòbódùnレイトンフィールド·ウォーバートン Reitonfīrudo–Wōbāton
Metropolitan area 	Metropolitan area
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Nicknames: The Twin Cities 	Nicknames: The Twin Cities
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Principal cities 	LeightonfieldWarburton
Ethnic groups 	67.1% European26.2% Asian2.6% Arab2.4% Pasifika1.7% Other
Area 	TBA km²
Population 	
- Total 	538,975 (2018) (15th)
- Density 	TBA/km²
Leightonfield–Warburton (locally known as L–W, colloquially also Leighburton) is a metropolitan area incorporating the twin cities of Leightonfield, New Surrey and Warburton, Westhaven. The two cities are separated geographically by the Muelenbelt River and politically by the prefectural border between New Surrey and Westhaven. Leightonfield, on the east side of the river, is the larger of the two cities, being about twice as populous as Warburton. Together, the greater metropolitan area has a population of 538,975. It is the most populous urban area in Enderron not located on the coast or near a lake.
The two cities of Leightonfield (originally Brunswick) and Warburton were established separately on either side of the Muelenbelt River. They developed concurrently and by the early 20th century formed a single conurbation. Today the two central business districts approximately 12 km apart separated by suburbia and the river. Leightonfield has always been the larger city, but at one point constituted nearly 80% of the total metropolitan population. Successive Westhaven prefectural governments since the 1950s have focused on decentralisation and the development of regional cities in the prefecture, which has resulted in Warburton growing at a faster rate than Leightonfield in recent decades.