London
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River Thames and
Tower Bridge with
The Shard and
Southwark (left),
Tower of London and
City of London (right)
Palace of Westminster with
Big Ben (right)
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Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | London (Greater London) |
Ceremonial counties | Greater London (ceremonial county) City of London |
Local government districts | 32 London boroughs and the City of London |
Settled by Romans | AD 47; 1977 years ago (47)[2] as Londinium |
Government | |
• Type | Executive mayoralty and deliberative assembly |
• Body | Greater London Authority • Mayor Sadiq Khan (L) • London Assembly |
• London Assembly | 14 constituencies |
• UK Parliament | 73 constituencies |
Area | |
• Total[A] | 606.96 sq mi (1,572.03 km2) |
• Urban | 671.0 sq mi (1,737.9 km2) |
• Metro | 3,236 sq mi (8,382 km2) |
• City of London | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
• 32 London boroughs (total) | 605.85 sq mi (1,569.14 km2) |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population
(2021 except where stated)
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• Total[A] | 8,799,800[1] |
• Rank | 3rd in Europe 1st in the United Kingdom |
• Density | 14,500/sq mi (5,598/km2) |
• Urban
(2011)
[4]
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9,787,426 |
• Metro
(2023)
[5]
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14,800,000 (London metropolitan area) |
• City of London | 8,600[1] |
Demonyms | Londoner |
GVA (2021) | |
• Total | £487 billion |
• Per capita | £55,412 |
Time zone | UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode areas | |
Budget | £19.376 billion ($25 billion)[7] |
International airports | Inside London: Heathrow (LHR) City (LCY) Outside London: Gatwick (LGW) Stansted (STN) Luton (LTN) Southend (SEN) |
Rapid transit system | London Underground |
Police | Metropolitan (county of Greater London) City of London (City of London square mile) |
Ambulance | London |
Fire | London |
GeoTLD | .london |
Website | london |
London
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River Thames and
Tower Bridge with
The Shard and
Southwark (left),
Tower of London and
City of London (right)
Palace of Westminster with
Big Ben (right)
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|
Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | London (Greater London) |
Ceremonial counties | Greater London (ceremonial county) City of London |
Local government districts | 32 London boroughs and the City of London |
Settled by Romans | AD 47; 1977 years ago (47)[2] as Londinium |
Government | |
• Type | Executive mayoralty and deliberative assembly |
• Body | Greater London Authority • Mayor Sadiq Khan (L) • London Assembly |
• London Assembly | 14 constituencies |
• UK Parliament | 73 constituencies |
Area | |
• Total[A] | 606.96 sq mi (1,572.03 km2) |
• Urban | 671.0 sq mi (1,737.9 km2) |
• Metro | 3,236 sq mi (8,382 km2) |
• City of London | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
• 32 London boroughs (total) | 605.85 sq mi (1,569.14 km2) |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population
(2021 except where stated)
|
|
• Total[A] | 8,799,800[1] |
• Rank | 3rd in Europe 1st in the United Kingdom |
• Density | 14,500/sq mi (5,598/km2) |
• Urban
(2011)
[4]
|
9,787,426 |
• Metro
(2023)
[5]
|
14,800,000 (London metropolitan area) |
• City of London | 8,600[1] |
Demonyms | Londoner |
GVA (2021) | |
• Total | £487 billion |
• Per capita | £55,412 |
Time zone | UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode areas | |
Budget | £19.376 billion ($25 billion)[7] |
International airports | Inside London: Heathrow (LHR) City (LCY) Outside London: Gatwick (LGW) Stansted (STN) Luton (LTN) Southend (SEN) |
Rapid transit system | London Underground |
Police | Metropolitan (county of Greater London) City of London (City of London square mile) |
Ambulance | London |
Fire | London |
GeoTLD | .london |
Website | london |